ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Busted Online</title> <LINK REL=stylesheet HREF="/busted/style.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <i>Taken from Sneak - February 2004</i><p> <center><b><u>'Getting pubes was really cool!'</b></u></center><p> <i>Growing up was a confusing time for Charlie, as we found out when we quizzed him on his first encounters with snogs, sex and shaving!</i><p> <b>He's Busted's bushy-browed dreamboat, but has Charlie Simpson always been such a pinnacle of pop perfection? No, he hasn't! Just like the rest of us, Chaz has been left red-faced by snogging experiences an even had to watch his teachers 'putting condoms on fake penises'! Serious trauma or what?!<br> Now he's ready to reveal all about his body's bonkers 'changes' and 'fesses up about a scarily public puckering-up sesh. <i>Sneak</i> gets up close and <i>very</i> personal - as only we know how!</b><p> <b>Were you freaked out when your body first started to change during puberty?</b><br> 'I don't think I was fazed by it at all 'cos I already knew what was going to happen to me.'<p> <b>What about when your voice broke?</b><br> 'Well, my voice never really broke because it was deep from a very young age, so I just didn't go through that squeaky voice stage. I came out as a baby going 'Grrrr'!'<p> <b>When did you start shaving?</b><br> 'I started shaving when I was 15 but I never ever got a full beard. I'm like my brother - I only really get body hair in a few places.<p> <b>What was it like when you started growing hair down below?</b><br> 'Getting pubic hair was cool, 'cos it proved I was growing into a man! I've always wanted to be older than I am! But I wanna stop at 21.'<p> <b>How did you learn about sex?</b><br> 'I got told about it by a mate of mine when I was seven. We were out on the lawn at the time and he described it graphically! I was like, 'No way is that true!''<p> <b>Did you have sex education lessons at school?</b><br> 'Yes - we had to watch teachers put condoms on fake penises!'<p> <b>How old were you when you had your first snog?</b><br> 'I was 11. It happened on the tennis courts in front of everyone and I remember being put under a lot of pressure.'<p> <b>What kind of pressure?</b><br> 'Well, beforehand, my mates were all saying, 'Are you frigid?' and I said, 'No' and so they said, 'Have you ever pulled anyone before?' I was like, 'Yeah!' So they told me to pull this girl there and then!'<p> <b>And so you did it.. in front of everyone else?!</b><br> 'Yeah, in front of about seven people. It was a weird sensation, but it was good! It went well. She'd wanted to pull me for a while but I'd been too scared to make a move.'<p> <b>What happened next?</b><br> 'I went out with her for about three weeks! After that I really got into the swing of it and was snogging all the time!'<p> <b>Did you get any peer pressure to lose your virginity, and how did you deal with it?</b><br> 'I did. but I tried to ignore it. That's such an immature thing to wind someone up about. I never did that.'<p> <b>Was there anything about girls that really confused you?</b><br> 'Oh yeah! When I was younger I always wondered why women sit down when they pee. I was about ten and I didn't realise where they p***ed out of. I used to wonder if they had two holes or one!'<p> <b>Didn't you have to wear a brace when you were younger?</b><br> 'Yeah - that brace was my most embarrassing thing about growing up because it used to make me talk funny. And I had to take it out when I was snogging.'<p> <b>What's the best piece of advice you were given as a teenager?</a><br> 'That you mustn't let life get you down. No matter what happens, there's always something good that's going to happen.'<p> <b>What's the best way to handle bossy parents?</b><br> 'Be good and reason with them. Or just do your own thing. My parents aren't bossy, although they do say I'm lazy. I'm even thinking about getting a maid!'<p> <b>Finally, tell us your most embarrassing moment when you were younger!</b><br> 'When I walked in on a friend's mum when she was naked! I didn't mean to! As soon as she saw me she grabbed a towel and tried to hide herself. I was about 12.'<p> <b><u>Body bits!</b></u><p> <b>What's your least favourite part of your body?</b><br> 'Sometimes my feet really stink, so I have to wear socks all the time to stop the smell seeping through!'<p> <b>Yuck! So what part of your body <i>do</i> you like?</b><br> 'I like my big hands! It's good to have big hands because it gives me more grabbing power for playing the guitar and, er, other things..'<p> <b>Do you ever go to the gym to work out?</b><br> 'I used to go to the gym. Our bosses asked us to work out before the tour but I really hate it - especially going on the running machine. When I was at school I hated cross-country more than anything, although I quite liked rowing and rugby.'<p> <b>Charlie's top snoggin' tip</b><p> 'Go slow. If you're going to use your tongue, be passionate with it but don't ram it round the other person's mouth - that's disgusting!'<p> 'If a friend of mine had BO I'd just say, 'You stink! Take a shower!' I think bad breath is disgusting too!'<p> </body> </html>