Gay Spy picture special: McFly

Those lovely McFly boys have done us proud over the years, haven't they? They provided a good home for Charlie Simpson's hair straighteners when Busted split up; they kept us dancing in our bedrooms when indie-mania threatened to take over the pop charts, and they've never been afraid to flash a little flesh at G-A-Y. Bearing this in mind, it seems only fair that we track their not-so-musical development from the moment they bounded into our lives – it was early 2004, date fans - until the present day. Danny, Dougie, Harry and Tom – we salute you.



McFly at the Capital FM Awards in April 2004. Don't they look young?



What on earth are Tom and Danny getting up to on Ministry of Mayhem in November 2004? Holly Willoughby, we sense, would not have approved.



The boys thrust their big, shiny gong in our faces at the Brit Awards 2005.



Shock! Horror! Outrage! Have McFly gone a bit emo?



The boys show of their legs in May 2006...



... Before hurrying on down to the Just My Luck premiere. Hmm. Why's Harry looking at Lindsay Lohan like that?



Yes, Dougie, we are very much aware of your nipples.



Understandably, Danny finds it difficult to keep his hands off Dougie.



All good things come to those who wait.