Niall Horan is opening up about feeling trapped at times when he was in One Direction.

The 27-year-old admitted on the People, Just People podcast that the pandemonium around the group made him feel like a prisoner when fans would swarm their hotels or follow their every move.

“I struggled with the idea of, why won’t you just let us out? We just want to go for a walk, you know?” Niall shared. “But, you can’t get inside the brain of a fan, and now I completely get it, but at the time, you’re like, you’re our age! Just let us out! We just want to walk down the street. You must understand!”

He recalled their South America stadium tour and being unable to see the sights, calling it “heartbreaking, but amazing at the same time.”

“We get into Lima at 1 a.m., and we’re driving from the airport to the hotel, and we see a shopping center,” he said. “Me and Louie and Liam were like, ‘Ok, when we get up tomorrow morning we’ll have a little stroll around there.’ The next morning we wake up and me and Louie were playing FIFA in the room, and Liam comes up and is like, ‘Come on, let’s go.’ And Louie still had his curtains pulled. Then Louie goes, ‘Just have a look out that window.’ The police had done a headcount, and there were 10,000 people in the street the whole time.”

Liam Payne is reacting to his fellow One Directioner Harry Styles‘ Vogue cover!

The 27-year-old singer opened up about his bandmate in a recent interview with Capital FM’s Roman Kemp.

“Oh I thought it was great,” Liam said. “I think he’s enjoying himself and he’s free to do as he wishes. And you know I just think that people don’t need to be so bothered about stuff.”

“There’s been a lot more stuff going on this year than whether or not he’s wearing the right clothes in someone else’s mind,” he continued.

Liam also shared that he and Harry didn’t speak to each other for quite some time after One Direction split.

“After the band we didn’t speak for a long time actually and then I remember seeing him, it was actually at a Jingle Bell Ball, backstage for the first time in a long time. He’s still the same guy he always was when we left each other in that dressing room as the band kind of stopped for a little bit,” he said.

If you missed it, Harry got support from another big name about his Vogue cover after a conservative commentator said he was less manly for wearing a dress.

Harry also recently opened up about the solo successes of all of the guys from 1D!

Liam Payne is speaking out about One Direction and his hopes for the future.

During a chat with Roman Kemp during his Capital Up Close concert, the 27-year-old was asked, “Will you try and get the other 1D boys on a Zoom chat for a Christmas get together?”

“I’d love that, honestly, I would. I was on the phone to Louis [Tomlinson] for a good hour yesterday, and yeah, you know, I think we just need a proper catch up actually,” Liam said. “It was nice to catch up for the ten year anniversary. I’m hoping we’ve got a lot more to come from us.”

“I think we’ve got a lot more to come and it’s tough out there singing these songs on your own, and some of them are really difficult. There’s a reason there was four slash five people there to overtake sometimes,” he continued. “Definitely miss them and yeah, I hope we catch up.”

Liam also performed “Steal My Girl” during the concert. Check it out in the video here…

If you missed it, see what Liam said recently about Jesy Nelson‘s exit from Little Mix.

Liam Payne is speaking out about Jesy Nelson‘s recent announcement that she’s leaving Little Mix.

The 27-year-old “Naught List” singer compared her exit to that of Zayn Malik‘s split from One Direction.

“Someone Zayn‘d out,” Liam said during a TikTok live. “No, no. Let’s be serious about this. It’s always sad at this moment in time when bands get into that sort of thing. Having been there myself, I felt that Zayn left for pretty much the same reason in a weird way.”

“I wish Jesy all the best. I wish the girls all the best for carrying on as a three,” he continued. “It’s a tough time and I do feel for them because everyone is watching in that little fishbowl at the moment and no one really understands what’s going on or how it feels for some people.”

Jesy announced on Monday in a letter to fans that she was leaving Little Mix due to the toll it was taking on her mental health. The rest of the group also released a statement, showing full support for their now former bandmate.

Harry Styles is opening up about the success of all of the One Direction guys.

The 26-year-old dished about his bandmates in the new Variety Hitmaker of the Year issue.

“When you look at the history of people coming out of bands and starting solo careers, they feel this need to apologize for being in the band. ‘Don’t worry, everyone, that wasn’t me! Now I get to do what I really want to do.’ But we loved being in the band,” Harry said.

“I think there’s a wont to pit people against each other. And I think it’s never been about that for us. It’s about a next step in evolution. The fact that we’ve all achieved different things outside of the band says a lot about how hard we worked in it,” he continued.

“I learned so much. When we were in the band, I used to try and write with as many different people as I could. I wanted to practice — and I wrote a lot of bad sh-t,” Harry added.

If you missed them, check out the latest pics of Harry on the set of his new movie Don’t Worry Darling.

One Direction is continuing their 10th anniversary celebrations!!

The band just launched a 24 hour stream of their Where We Are Tour – Live from San Siro Stadium on their YouTube Channel. You can also watch it right here on JJJ.

The concert footage features all five members – Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan – performing some a bunch of their hits in Milan, Italy, and it will also play bonus DVD content. Be sure to catch it while you can because it will only be available until 3pm UK time on Wednesday (July 29)!

One Direction‘s music has also seen a huge surge in streams and sales since their anniversary date last Thursday (July 23).

Four of the guys’ albums re-entered the charts globally, including four albums in the US Billboard 200. On the anniversary day, there were also 55 million global streams of their music!

1D got a lot of listens on Spotify, as their music was streamed 47 million times, making them the most streamed artist on Spotify across the world.

The guys of One Direction are speaking out about the band’s 10 year anniversary!

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan all took to social media to share messages with fans.

Zayn Malik, who left the band in March 2015, has not spoken out about the momentous occasion.

Simon Cowell, who helped bring the group together on The X Factor, shared a short but sweet message.

“Today is a very special day. I was lucky enough to meet five guys. Who were so much fun. So talented. It feels like 10 minutes ago. And you made it happen,” he wrote.

In case you missed it, check out the new YouTube video the guys put together to highlight the career of One Direction.

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