Everything You Need To Know About Harry Styles

Welcome to Everything You Need to Know About Harry Styles, the ultimate guide to Harry’s meteoric rise to fame. From the early days of The X Factor and the unexpected formation of One Direction, to his remarkably versatile media career, we share the heady highs of Harry’s life, peppered with some fun facts and little-known tidbits about the man himself. Not only do we explore Harry’s musical career – including how One Direction became unexpected global superstars thanks to their devoted fans, and how Harry made it on his own after the band’s hiatus – we delve into Harry’s evolution from teenage heart-throb to star of the silver screen and certified fashion icon. Jampacked with over 140 incredible pictures, you’ll get to know the man himself inside and out!…

HARRY HAD JUST FINISHED HIS GCSES AND PLANNED TO START COLLEGE THAT AUTUMN, STUDYING LAW, SOCIOLOGY AND BUSINESS Die you know? AS SOON AS THE BOYBAND WAS FORMED, THEY FACED THE DAUNTING TASK OF COMING UP WITH A NAME – AND THEY NEEDED A MONIKER THAT WOULD BE WORTHY OF SUPERSTARDOM. MANY FANS ASSUMED IT WAS SIMON COWELL WHO CALLED THE GROUP ‘ONE DIRECTION’, BUT HARRY LATER REVEALED THAT IT WAS IN FACT HIM WHO SUGGESTED THE NAME. “I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED GOOD,” HE SAID. “WE THREW AROUND NAMES FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND I HONESTLY DON’T KNOW. I SUGGESTED IT AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE ‘YEAH WE LIKE THAT’ AND THEN IT KIND OF STUCK, AND THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS.” THE BOYS WERE AMONG THE YOUNGEST COMPETITORS ON THE…

Fun Fack HARRY AND THE BOYS DAZZLED ON THEIR FIRST EVER LIVE TOUR, WINNING DEAFENING SHRIEKS OF APPROVAL FROM THE EXCITED CROWDS. BUT ONE THING MARKED THEM APART FROM MANY OTHER BOYBANDS – THEY DIDN’T DO CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE ROUTINES. “WE JUST KIND OF CAME OUT AND SAID, ‘WE CAN’T DANCE. WE’RE A BIT LAZY. WE’RE JUST NORMAL LADS,” LIAM, SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH GLAMOUR. HARRY ADDED, “THE THING IS, WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING A PART, EVENTUALLY IT GOES WRONG… EVENTUALLY SOMEONE’S GOING TO SEE THAT THAT’S NOT WHO YOU ARE. SO IT’S BEST TO BE YOURSELF FROM THE GET-GO.” IN FEBRUARY 2012, HARRY APPEARED AT THE BRIT AWARDS, LOOKING SHARP IN A GREY SUIT AND BOWTIE Did you know? HARRY AND THE BOYS MADE THREE APPEARANCES ON HIT US SHOW…

HIS TRADEMARK LONG LOCKS HAD VANISHED, ALONG WITH HIS BOYBAND IMAGE Fun Fack HARRY CUT OFF HIS FAMOUS BRUNETTE LOCKS FOR CHARITY, DOING WONDERS FOR THE LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST. SINCE 2006 THE ORGANISATION HAS HELPED PROVIDE OVER 12,000 WIGS MADE FROM REAL HAIR FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM HAIR LOSS, DUE TO CANCER TREATMENT OR OTHER CONDITIONS. THE POPSTAR’S KIND-HEARTED GESTURE CAUSED THE CHARITY’S FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOLLOWERS TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE, AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE PLEDGED DONATIONS TOO. DELIGHTED CO-FOUNDER WENDY TARPLEE-MORRIS SAID, “A LITTLE WHILE BACK HE [HARRY] HAD EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING US… AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE DID IT.” Did you know? THE EXPRESSION ‘TREAT PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS’ BECAME SOMETHING OF A MOTTO FOR HARRY DURING HIS 2018 TOUR. IT BEGAN AS A MESSAGE…

Did you know? HARRY STARS ALONGSIDE KENNETH BRANAGH AND TOM HARDY IN DUNKIRK, BUT WHEN HE AUDITIONED FOR THE ROLE, DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN DIDN’T REALISE HE WAS A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR TOO. “I DON’T THINK I WAS THAT AWARE REALLY OF HOW FAMOUS HARRY WAS,” HE TOLD THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. “THE TRUTH IS, I CAST HARRY BECAUSE HE FIT THE PART WONDERFULLY.” NOLAN, WHO CALLED HARRY “A NATURAL,” HAS ALSO SAID HE CAST HIM BECAUSE HE HAS “THE KIND OF FACE THAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE HE COULD HAVE BEEN ALIVE IN THAT PERIOD”. “HARRY’S CHARACTER’S VERY UNGLAMOROUS,” HE SAID. “IT’S NOT A SHOWBOATING ROLE. AND HARRY SHIED AWAY FROM BEING A ‘STAR’. HE’S A HUMBLE GUY WHO DIDN’T WANT ATTENTION.” IN DECEMBER 2019, HARRY SHOWCASED HIS MANY TALENTS WHEN HE STOOD…

Did you know? HARRY’S POWDER BLUE SUIT WAS CREATED BY BRITISH DESIGNER CLARE WAIGHT KELLER, AS PART OF HER SPRING 2018 COLLECTION FOR GIVENCHY. THE DESIGNER WOULD HIT THE HEADLINES IN A BIG WAY THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHEN IT EMERGED THAT SHE WAS THE CREATIVE FORCE BEHIND THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX’S SPECTACULAR WEDDING GOWN. SINGING AT THE VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW IN SHANGHAI, CHINA, HARRY TEAMED THE WOOL AND MOHAIR TWO-PIECE WITH A MATCHING SHIRT. AND ALTHOUGH HE WAS SURROUNDED BY LINGERIE-CLAD SUPERMODELS ON THE CATWALK, IT WAS THE POP ICON WHO STOLE THE SHOW. Did you know? Earlier that year, fans were bemused when snapshots emerged of Harry stroking a rubber chicken while standing on a St Albans street. It soon emerged that he and the hen were both…