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Westlife heading for breakdown – stress expert

A stress expert has said that Irish boyband Westlife are heading for a breakdown.

He said the boys could face burn-out and even heart disease if they do not slow their lifestyle down.

Professor Carey Cooper, occupational stress expert at the University of Manchester, blames Westlife's manager Louis Walsh for pushing them too hard

"Young entertainers aren't like young sports people who are physically trained to have some resilience," he said.

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