Biography Simon Webbe

Hero: Ice Cube
Villain: Eggs (It's an allergy thing)

Simon Solomon Webbe was born on the 30th of March, 1979, so he's the oldest member of the group. He was born in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Manchester. He had a great childhood and loved where he lived. He was good at sports and the captain of the football team. Football was his passion and he thought that he would play when he grew up. He admired pop stars like Michael Jackson but never dreamed of being a pop star. He was a very talented football player, he got signed to teams like Port Vale and Stoke. He played for England in tournaments against Ireland and Scotland when he was 14. He had his first kiss when he was nine, and his first french kiss was when he was 12. His first real relationship was when he was 15, with a girl he had known since he was 7. Simon was once a male model. His mate entered him into a Pride magazine competition and he won the award for Face of 98. This gave him a taste of the good life, he got to attend celeb parties and met stars like P. Diddy. He started a hip hop act with his mate DJ Shifty, they were called Criminal Damage. An injury shattered Simon's chances of becoming a professional footballer, so he headed off to London and meet the other Blue members at auditions. Antony describes him as 'funny, laid back, easy to talk to with good advice and stylish'. He is a clean person and likes to take his time with everything, he's the chilled back member. He also likes to take his pillow wherever he goes.

Ha ha! That's me with my favourite crazy straw! I was curious as a kid, always asking, "Why?" It must of drove my mum insane! I'd bug her all the time to let me go out with my friends, until she'd snap and tell me to get out of her sight!
I ran away out of curiousity too, not for days or anything, just for a short adventure. Mum would tell me to stay in the backyard, but I'd be wondering why I couldn't go out the gate. I'd go missing and my family would worry, but everyone in the area knew me, so I was OK. I never got lost.
On my first day at school, mum dropped me off and I was fine. I didn't even cry - I just ran over to where all the toys were, it took an hour or two for it to sink in that she wasn't there anymore. Then I was asking, "Where's my mum?" and being told she'd be back later to come and get me. Then I was asking why she left me!
I went to quite a strict Catholic school and I wasn't that naughty cos I didn't want to get into trouble at home. If a teacher told me off I'd think about how mum was gonna tell me off more. I was rude but I got away with it.
I didn't have brothers or sister until I was ten, but I had little cousins living near by and they were my close family. I could bully them but no one else could! If anyone tried to I'd beat them up.
I was a pretty cool kid. I had little flares and shirts with big collars and all that. I was a smart man! I had leather jackets like The Fonz and everything! I was no Mothercare dude!

What was your favourite nosh as a kid?
Grandma's Saturday soup. It was a big stew and each week it was different. Or a proper Sunday roast round at nan's!

Who were your fave superheroes?
Spiderman! My name's Webbe, so I could relate to him! I had the toys but not the suit 'cause mum couldn't afford it.

Tell us about your teddy bears...
My aunt got me Snoppy when I was born. When I was 18 my ex threw him away to spite me. I was devastated!

Who was your first hot crush on?
I think it was that woman from the old TV show Bewitched - the one who did that funny thing with her nose.