Nadine's family quit Inishowen 16.07.07

POP starlet Nadine Coyle has revealed that her family have upped sticks and left Inishowen to be with her in Los Angeles. The stunning Girls Aloud singer said she had finally persuaded her family to emigrate from the family home in Burnfoot for the bright lights of LA.

And her parents now plan to open a "chain of Irish-themed bars" in the City of Angels, the 22-year old said. Big-hearted Nadine also revealed she bought a luxury home in Derry for her sister who had previously lived in a less desirable part of the city. The clued-in pop star also said she had invested some of her showbiz earnings buying homes in London and LA. The Derry-born singer made her comments in an interview with RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan on Saturday night when she also revealed she was now happy to be living the single life. "I love being single," she said, explaining that

prior to her one-year romance with 'Desperate Housewives' star, Jesse Metcalfe, she had dated a footballer from Derry for five years. She confirmed her romance with Metcalfe was completely over and poured cold water on media rumours that his infidelity caused the split. She said snaps of him in a romantic clinch with another young woman, happened "about three weeks" after the break-up. Jesse was still a "beautiful man" in her eyes and photographs of him didn't do him justice, she added. Pressed to reveal whether she would embark on a solo career soon, the former Thornhill College student admitted she was "useless at school, at things like Maths and Science" and that "singing is all I can do". She said she had a full schedule of Girls Aloud commitments including a new album coming up but didn't rule out going solo in the future. Meanwhile, she said her family's move Stateside from Burnfoot had turned up a surprise employment opportunity for her sister's partner. "Everyone moving to LA wants to be an actor or a singer, but they can't get people with trades like plumbers." She said her sister's partner, a tradesman, had been inundated with work since he left the North West.

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