Claudine and Jedward catch Bieber fever... as Justin hits town for second wild night
JUSTIN Bieber has left the city – but everyone from Jedward to Claudine Keane is still shaking with the fever.
The pop star spread his infectious enthusiasm around the capital again last night – heading to the northside for another after-party.
And it isn't just teenage girls falling for Bieber's charm. Robbie Keane's wife and lingerie model Claudine Keane (27) brought son Robert Jnr to the gig and could barely contain her excitement. "The excitement at Justin Bieber," she wrote. "Robert is over the moon. Don't know who's more excited. I'm a big kid."
Yvonne and Ronan Keating were also backstage at the concert. The family were celebrating daughter Missy's 14th birthday and Ronan described Bieber as "a lovely guy".
Jedward were there bopping along to Bieber's biggest hits. "Concert rocked tonight. Dublin wants you to know you are awesome," they said after the gig.
After the gig Bieber headed to The Wright Venue to party the night away with musician Ryan O'Shaughnessy.
Bieber is clearly making the most of his time as a singleton following his split from pop princess Selena Gomez. On Sunday night he gave a lot of attention to one particular reveller in Everleigh Garden.
Model Vita Mak was celebrating her 21st birthday party with a group of pals when she was approached by one of Justin's entourage.
Gobsmacked Vita, who works in her family's Chinese restaurant Mak of D6, was then asked if she wanted to join the Baby star for a drink.
She even had to surrender her mobile phone to his security team while she was talking to the teen superstar in case she recorded their conversation.
Her friend said: "Everleigh Garden was packed even before Justin showed up but the place just went mental when he sat down in his private area in the smoking section.
"There was no getting near him as he had his own team of security staff with him and they were making sure no one came up to bother him.
"But Vita caught Justin's eye and he invited her over to join him for a drink and a chat. The whole table was covered with Grey Goose and Jack Daniels bottles.
Brush-off
"They were getting on really well until she mentioned that she had a boyfriend and he said something like, 'Aw that's a pity'.
"It's fair to say he was quite taken with her but as soon as he heard that, he gave her the brush-off."
Speaking about her night out with the star, she wrote on her Twitter page: "Life is complete. Chatted to Justin Bieber tonight in Everleigh Garden. Too bad he gave me the red card."
The venue had to draft in extra security for the multi-millionaire pop icon, as they brought in staff from their other venues.
This was Justin's first time ever out in Dublin as the last time he performed here in 2010, he was too young to legally drink in nightclubs.
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