Niall Horan has revealed he was "afraid" to go out during the height of One Direction-mania, fearing he would be chased by fans wherever he was touring. The boyband, which formed in 2010 on The X Factor, are one of the best selling groups of all time but announced an indefinite hiatus in 2016 to allow members to pursue their solo careers.
The Irish singer-songwriter rose to fame alongside band members Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik and recently spoke to Cosmopolitan UK about the launch of his new album. Explaining what it was like to part of One Direction, he said: "I loved touring, but it was f****** crazy."
"We'd go to countries and never see a second of it – it was hotel, venue, plane, same again. We couldn't get out the (hotel) door. If you went out in the car, you'd be seen and chased (by fans)."
