Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is all grown up - and a husband. But the ex-teenthrob said he’s not too worried about breaking up any catfights between his new bride, Leigh Boniello, and his adoring fans now that Backstreet’s Back.
“You know Leigh’s been with us from the beginning,” said Dorough, who met his bride when she worked as the boy band’s Webmaster. “She knows what this business is all about and she loves it. She’s amazing.”
What’s more amazing is that eight years after their heyday, the aging Boys - Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean and Nick Carter - can still draw a huge crowd of screaming, panting females (in the middle of a blizzard!) to the Boston Billiard Club. The mini-concert, for a keyed-up crowd of MIX 98.5 listeners, is part of the Kevin Richardson-less band’s push for its new album, “Unbreakable.”
In between belting out hits like “I Want It That Way” and “House of Cards,” the Boys talked to the crowd about their comeback as well as past memories of performing in Boston.
“The last time I was in Boston was when I left for rehab,” a sober McLean proudly shouted to his cheering fans. “I’m now five years sober!”
Dorough shared what he described as his “fairy tale” wedding to Boniello in Florida last weekend, adding how “incredible” it was to have all the Backstreet Boys (including Richardson, who left the band in 2006) together again at the ceremony.
“This has just been so crazy and beautiful,” Dorough told us. “To get married and then come out here and perform - we’re back full force.”
The Boys high-tailed it out of Boston to make a gig in Hartford last night - but promised to return soon. They’re slated to perform at the TD Banknorth Garden sometime next spring.
Source: Boston Herald
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