One Direction shattered millions of hearts in August when, just five months after Zayn Malik’s shock departure, they announced they were taking a break to focus on solo projects.
And despite embracing one another as they performed their final tour date in Sheffield last week, the four boys have been plagued by constant rumours of a rift and that they may never reunite.
Now Louis Tomlinson says he sometimes worries the band – including Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan – should have censored themselves a little more closely.
Louis reveals: “Me and the boys always made sure we were ourselves and as genuine as possible. Maybe sometimes we are too much ourselves... but it’s quite refreshing for people to see that we’re not all polished."
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