Former boyband member Brian McFadden mocks gays, misses the irony

Leaving a successful boy band at the height of its popularity can be a daunting prospect. Just ask Brian McFadden, who left the UK group Westlife, and in the years since, has been dropped from his record label.

He also married singer Delta Goodrem (hmm ... a former boyband member marries a blonde popstar. I think I preferred it the first time I saw them, when they were named Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson).

Since his career now seems to exist as being "Mr. Goodrem", he's taken to biting the gay hands that used to feed him. On a recent radio show in New Zealand, he had this to say about colors and sexuality:

"If you are not gay, a man should not be wearing pink."

"Saying pink is a form of red is the same as saying homosexual is a form of male."

"In the old days, there ws no such thing as "gay". It was frowned on...the church would burn you at the stake."

I think his former group might disagree, especially since one of his former bandmates, Mark Feehily came out a few years ago, and the band has had an enormous amount of success ... without McFadden.

Brian with Westlife, in gayer happier times

As idotic and offensive as what he said is, he does have to be given props for the courage he showed when he left Westlife, and to show how serious he was about leaving his boyband history behind him, changed his name.

From Bryan to Brian.

Now that's hardcore!

After the break, you can hear Brian's comments, and listen for yourself as what's left of his "career" implodes.