You may have noticed a recent trend in fan fiction-inspired stories of love affairs with pop stars. Well, one pop star. Because they all follow a similar template: boyish good looks, a career that started in their teens or via a boyband, androgynous dressing and, above all, an inconceivable amount of fame.
The most notable recent example of this is The Idea of You, the 2017 book by Robinne Lee that was turned into a major motion picture with Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine earlier this year. As much as Lee is sick of the association now, it’s well known that Galitzine’s character was modelled on pop superstar and former One Direction member Harry Styles.
