Harry Styles and Liam Payne ensured the flame of their friendship never went out, even though there were some tragic situations over the years.
The One Direction stars continued to support each other throughout their solo careers after the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.
As Harry Styles celebrates his 31st birthday today, we look back at his time in the band and friendship with Liam Payne.
Liam was told One Direction was formed around him (Credit: Buzzfeed Celeb/YouTube)
Where it all began
One Direction was officially formed on The X Factor, when the judges saw potential in all the band members who had auditioned individually. Nicole Scherzinger was the first to pick the members of the boyband, starting with Niall Horan’s picture.
She later moved Harry and Louis Tomlinson over as the four judges debated who would form the band.
Footage of the history-making moment came after Liam claimed the group had been formed around him. He told Logan Paul on his podcast: “From what I’ve heard, part of the reason One Direction was made was because of Simon’s promise to me that, “In two years, I’ll make this work for you.”
“So he started with my face, and then worked around the rest… I was the honorary member of One Direction. He told me that story himself at his house.”
However, footage of Nicole picking Niall first was shared shortly after and Liam was mistaken.
16-year-old Liam, Harry and Niall, as well as 17-year-old Zayn Malik, and 18-year-old Louis Tomlinson went on to become one of the UK’s most successful boy groups.
The One Direction star pulled a prank on his bandmate live on stage (Credit: YouTube)
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