One Direction 2012

Plus Louis Walsh imposes curfew on his acts to stop them “Doing a Prince Harry” and Tulisa advises Little Mixer Perrie to “cool it” with 1D’s Zayn

We’ll start today’s X Factor news round up with a report in the Sun that states that wannabe Melanie Masson – who wowed the judges with her rendition of Janice Joplin’s Cry Baby in Saturday night’s auditions show – has already been in the music biz for around 15 years.

The paper reports that Melanie has “sung alongside a string of big names” including Kasabian, Stereophonics, Fatboy Slim, Happy Mondays and Leo Sayer.

The mum-of-two also released a single in 2007 and was signed to EMI. However, the judges seemed to be unaware of her past career when they met her on Saturday’s show.

Louis Walsh said, “Where did that voice come from and where has it been? This is what the show is about. Finding someone as amazing as you…” Continue reading »

It seems that Niall Horan’s dad Bobby is worried that his son might get a bit too carried away with the celebrity lifestyle and spend a bit too much time boozing!

And according to the Daily Star, he’s asked Niall’s 1D band mate Harry Styles to make sure he doesn’t go over the top on booze.

A source told the paper that Bobby said of Niall, “Two beers and he’s falling around.”

The insider added, “Bobby’s been texting Harry as he is Niall’s closest friend in the band.

“He knows his son can’t handle his drink and so he has asked Harry to keep an eye on him.

“Niall was completely hammered at the wedding of JLS star Marvin Humes and Saturdays girl Rochelle Wiseman last month, and ended up falling about and saying daft things he later regretted.

“He wasn’t much better after One Direction’s performance at the Olympics closing ceremony… Continue reading »

One Direction star Harry Styles has probably tried every disguise going in order to be able to walk down the street unrecognized…

However, when he donned an anatomy suit yesterday during a mess about with his BFF Nick Grimshaw, he certainly was good and disguised!

Harry put on the suit, which shows what goes on under the skin, during a visit to a park with Grimmers, and an onlooker at Primrose Hill, North London – where Harry is reportedly set to buy a house – told the Sun, “One minute Harry was wearing his trademark T-shirt and jeans…

“The next he was wearing the suit and running up and down the hill. The next he looked like Freddy Krueger.

“Grimmy was taking pictures and roaring with laughter…” Continue reading »

As fans of 1D will know, the lads have been very much involved in the Olympics, from cheering on their faves to performing in the closing ceremony…

And yesterday, band member Niall Horan made a very special trip home to Ireland to spend time with silver medal winner John Joe Nevin in his – and Niall’s – hometown of Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Niall revealed how he’s talked to John Joe every day for the past three weeks.

He said, “I wasn’t going to come home at all but I had to be here. I was at three of his fights.

“It was the only thing I was at. He is such a legend. I grew up across the road from him. I’ve known him all my life.”

Niall went on to reveal that he hadn’t been able to see John Joe between the fights, so he’d attempted to sneak into the Olympic village to see the boxer, but was turned away.

He said, “It was like a prison for them in the village. Once they were in they weren’t let out… Continue reading »

One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles has of course proven that he’s a fan of the older women, having dated Caroline Flack and Lucy Horobin – both of whom are in their thirties – however, his latest I So Would candidate is maths whiz, Carol Vorderman!

At 51, Carol is 33 years older than Harry, but that hasn’t put him off – though she might feel differently – and a friend of his recently told the Sun, “Harry absolutely fancies the pants off of Carol, and has for years.

“He has always said that he would love to take her on a date but that he wouldn’t have the guts to actually ask her out in case she turned him down.

“But Carol is definitely the ultimate cougar for Harry.”

Well, to be fair to him, when you see these pics of Carol, y’really can’t blame him… Continue reading »

Last night, the One Direction boys joined a prestigious line up of music biz stars for the closing ceremony of the Olympics 2012, and we have pictures and video of their brilliant performance.

The boys of course sang their hit single, ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ for their big debut and that had everyone up on their feet singing along while the boys’ fans screamed at the top of their lungs throughout!

Here are the pictures and video… Continue reading »

As fans of One Direction will know, the lads all enjoy a spot of golf, and they really enjoy a spot of boozing, and yesterday, Niall Horan managed to fit in both pastimes, beginning with a round or two of golf with his JLS buddy, Marvin Humes.

However, unfortunately for Niall, his golf pants were evidently a bit tight, because he ended up splitting them. Bless.

Niall tweeted, “Just played golf with marv! Great laugh! I split my trousers right down the middle on the first hole, tie’n my shoe laces hahaha! #fool”

However, with his pants changed for more comfy – and fitting – jeans, the 18-year-old singer then enjoyed a night out at celebrity hotspot Funky Buddha…

The Mail reports, “As he helped two of his friends celebrate their birthdays, the Irish star was grinning from ear-to-ear and clearly loving his solo night out. Niall partied until the early hours of this morning, but made sure he took a quick visit to Twitter before getting into bed.” Continue reading »

Nick Grimshaw – who has of course taken up where Chris Moyles left off at Radio 1 – and his BGG, One Direction star Harry Styles, have been joking on Twitter about the size of their penises.

It all began when Harry tweeted a picture of his shoe next to a ‘huge’ watermelon, along with the caption, “@grimmers Hahaha! Fincham the penishead. Biggest Watermelon ever.”

Nick replied, “That’s a grape. You have miniature feet. Tell your fans the truth.”

Harry and Nick became good friends while Harry was dating Caroline Flack, who is also a friend of Nick’s.

However, to Nick’s tweet, Harry responded, “No never. you have grape toes.”

Last night, Harry was busy partying with Nick at the DJ’s birthday bash, which Caroline also attended. Continue reading »

The One Direction boys have a lot to be grateful for, but for Liam Payne, his success with the band is particularly special because when he was born, he “was effectively dead” until determined medics brought him back to life.

However, during the down time, Liam’s kidneys failed, and though one kidney was saved, the other just closed down and wouldn’t start working again, so he spent a lot of his childhood in and out of hospitals receiving treatment.

As he’s grown up, he’s had to have regular check ups with doctors to ensure his functioning kidney wasn’t under too much stress – as kidney failure could have killed him – however, Liam has now reported that not only is he ok, his kidney has begun to work again! Continue reading »

Aussie girl band The Veronicas have told The Fix that they would “do” any of the 1D boys, but most especially Harry Styles.

Jessica – who with partner Lisa Origliasso make up The Veronicas – “[I'd pash] Harry, because he likes older women. I think that Harry boy’s adorable.

“It’s those big green eyes.”

Lisa added, “He’s beautiful, I think they’re all beautiful, from what I’ve seen of them…” Continue reading »