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One Direction Headed in Opposite Directions

The year is 2010. X-factor judge, Simon Cowell, and guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger, were in the midst of a breakthrough that would affect everyday life as we know it. All it took was 10 minutes for five individual boys that weren’t making it to the next stage of the X-factor UK, to be put together to form, what would later become, one of the most popular teenage boy bands in the world. It didn’t take long for these five young boys to win over the hearts of millions of people everywhere and begin fandom domination.

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After six years of sold out shows, chart topping songs and albums, endless fanart, many music videos, and trillions of fangirls, the band began to break down. On March 25, 2015, Zayn Malik quit One Direction. In the midst of all of the anger towards the former band member, fans couldn’t help but think that this was only the beginning of the end. The fandom wasn’t wrong. In March of 2016, the band decided to take a break, but as time when on, they announced that they probably weren’t going to be getting back together.

Where are they now?

Zayn Malik-

Being the first to officially leave One Direction, Zayn Malik has gone the farthest with his solo career. Many thought the biggest shocker of his career was his retirement from the band, but directioners were completely shook when he released his first solo hit. Following his first solo song, Pillow Talk, Zayn released the whole album, Mind of Mine, in March. The album quickly took the number one on the billboard 200 albums chart. In an interview with Beats 1 Radio Zayn said, “I know that musicians are seen as one-sided people a lot of the time. But we do have other elements to us as well. I didn’t feel good. Do you know what I mean? And if you don’t feel good … You need to be able to express what it is that you are. I’m free at last.” He also began to explain that he never really wanted to be apart of the band. That makes sense considering the fact that he auditioned for the X Factor UK as a solo artist, but isn’t six years a little long to lead millions of girls on?

Harry Styles-

The “directioners” thought that Zayn leaving was big news. That was, until, Harry Styles cut off his long locks. Since the debut of the band, Styles has always had glorious hair that was victim to its own fan Instagram pages. At first, he wore his hair recognizably curly, but as the years went on he continued to grow it out. On May 16, 2016, millions of fans all over the world felt so many emotions when Styles posted a picture of how much of his hair was cut on Instagram. Many assumed Styles had to cut it for the filming of the movie, Dunkirk, in which he plays an important role. Going from being in the most known boy band in the world to being an actor was a tough transition for Styles but he’s trying to move on from his glorious boy band singing days to pursuing other aspects of Hollywood. After seven months of filming, they officially wrapped up in September and Dunkirk is expected to be released in 2017. Not only has Styles become an actor, but he also modeled for three separate magazine covers of Another Man.

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Louis Tomlinson-

This boy has overwhelmed so many fans when he released the announcement of HIS BABY! Being only 24 and having just split from One direction, this drove fans absolutely nuts. “Supposed mother” of “supposed baby”, Briana Jungwirth and Louis met while the band was still together but did not have the baby until after the boys had split. There aren’t many public photos of son, Freddie, and the ones that are online, are believed to be staged or photo-shopped. Many fans refuse to believe that Louis Tomlinson is a actually a dad. Currently he is filing for full custody of Freddie because him and Briana are no longer together. Since the breakup, Tomlinson has been dating actress, Danielle Campbell. There are no signs of Tomlinson trying to pursue a solo career and until a believable picture of Freddy and Louis is posted, fans will fight anyone and everyone about how Louis being a father is posed.

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Niall Horan-

Being the most social member of One Direction, Niall Horan frequently interacts with his fans on Twitter. Horan also released his first solo song, This Town, on September 29th and has had a tremendous amount of support from his fans. His first televised performance since One Direction was to sing his song at the BBC Radio awards. Horan tweeted, “Great to perform @bbcr1 teen awards. Good to be back on stage in front of a crowd, nothing better. Thanks for having me radio 1.” He was also recently on the on The Late Late show with James Corden and The Ellen Show where he performed his song. Niall Horan also actively plays golf and hopes to continue doing so, along with singing of course.

 

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 22: Recording artist Niall Horan of One Direction attends the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 22: Recording artist Niall Horan of One Direction attends the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Liam Payne-

Payne auditioned for the X Factor UK when he was just fourteen years old where he was introduced to 23 year old judge, Cheryl. Little did he know that, a few girlfriends, tophits, and eight years later, he would end up dating this judge. Now 23, Payne has been seeing his current, now 33, year old girlfriend Cheryl for around nine months. Other than loads of girl drama and baby rumors, Payne has recently signed a record deal with Republic Records and fans are expecting a new solo album from him within the next couple of months. Republic Records Co-Founder and C.E.O., Monte Lipman, said, “Being a member of the most successful group of the last decade, Payne has a tremendous opportunity to make an even greater impact on pop culture. We’re honored by Payne’s decision to join Republic Records, and have extremely high expectations for his solo career,”  in a statement.

The band unofficially confirmed that they most likely aren’t going to be getting back together anytime soon or even at all. However, rumors aren’t enough to drag the fans down and they still have hope that the band will reunite. When One Direction split up, millions of fans were heartbroken but at least they still know what makes them beautiful.

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Caitlyn is a Staff Reporter at Hawk Headlines, and has spent one full semester at Hawk Headlines. She once bought a betta fish without telling her mom, and describes herself as a "rebellious reporter".

Caitlyn Martin

Caitlyn is a Staff Reporter at Hawk Headlines, and has spent one full semester at Hawk Headlines. She once bought a betta fish without telling her mom, and describes herself as a "rebellious reporter".

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