Facts about Harry

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1. Harry was born on 1st February 1994 making him the youngest member of One Direction.

2. His middle name is Edward.

3. Harry’s star sign is Aquarius. In keeping with his star sign he has an “outwardly expressive, extrovert” personality.

4. Harry’s mum is called Anne Cox and his dad’s name is Des Styles.

5. Unfortunately Harry’s parents divorced when he was seven years old. He said of the experience to The Sun: "That was quite a weird time. I remember crying about it. I didn’t really get what was going on properly, I was just sad that my parents wouldn't be together any more."

6. The first song Harry knew all the words to was ‘The Girl Of My Best Friend’ by Elvis Presley.

7. Harry’s first girlfriend was called Emilie – he was 12 when they started going out.

8. Harry’s stepdad is called Robin. He said he was “really pleased” when Robin proposed to his mum.

9. Harry absolutely loves getting naked. He said: “Stripping off is very liberating, I feel so free.”

10. Harry was brought up in the beautiful village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. The village is 21 miles south of Manchester. 

11. While on The X Factor, Harry had a big crush on judge Cheryl Cole and Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack (who he later dated). He’s joked that his man crush is Louis Tomlinson!

12. Harry’s musical heroes are The Beatles, Elvis and Coldplay. He said of the Fab Four: “They are absolute icons and an inspiration.”

13. Harry impressed two out of the three judges in the X Factor first round with a version of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’. Louis Walsh had doubts but once progressed Harry sang Oasis’s ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ at bootcamp.

14. Harry’s Twitter name is @Harry_Styles. At the time of writing (28th June 2012) he has 4,868,870 followers.

15. Before auditioning for The X Factor, Harry was the frontman of the band White Eskimo which featured his school friends Haydn Morris, Nick Clough and Will Sweeney.

16. Harry’s favourite song of all time is ‘Free Falling’ by John Mayer. He also loves ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ by Pink Floyd.

17. Harry and Louis are the only two members of One Direction who have passed their driving test.

18. Harry told The Hits Radio that his ultimate 1D tour bus anthem is ‘Lego House’ by Ed Sheeran.

19. Harry hasn’t always wanted to be a singer. Before he took part in The X Factor he had ambitions to be a lawyer!

20. Harry shares his birthday (1st February) with Outkast rapper Big Boi, folk singer Laura Marling, Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher and Elvis Presley’s daughter (and Michael Jackson’s former wife) Lisa Marie Presley.

21. Before his life changed forever on The X Factor Harry had a part-time job at the W Mandeville Bakery in Cheshire. The shop had Harry posters and banners plastered over it during his time on the ITV show. 

22. There was a 15-year age gap between Harry and his ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack – a relationship that sparked controversy in the press.

23. Although he’s partial to a more mature lady, Harry says he’d never date anyone older than his mum. She’s 44.

24. On One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’, Harry gets just over 7 minutes of solos – the most out of any One Direction member.

25. It was Harry who came up with the band name One Direction.

26. Harry supports Manchester United.

27. Harry makes a brief cameo appearance in Ed Sheeran’s first ‘Drunk’ video.  It was filmed backstage at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

28. Harry says he would happily date a fan! When asked he said: “Yeah definitely, because if you like someone, you like someone. If they’re a fan it shouldn’t make any difference.”

29. Harry’s has two favourite colours – orange and blue.

30. Harry has been romantically linked to a string of women including Caroline Flack, singer Lily Halpern, Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack, Bachelorette star Jillian Harris and model Emma Ostilly. Despite constant media speculation, most have just been acquaintances.

31. Harry secretly loves chick flicks and his favourite movies are Love Actually, Titanic and The Notebook.

32. Harry is 5”10 inches tall and has size 10 feet.

33. Harry likes to stay fit by playing tennis and badminton in his spare time.

34. Harry was voted the 18th hottest hunk of 2012 by readers of Heat Magazine, making him sexier than Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Steve Jones and Robbie Williams.

35. Harry’s favourite animals are turtles. A big fan of animals, he also loves cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits and even pigeons. 

36. Harry cites David Hasselhoff as one of his biggest heroes.

37. Harry has admitted that he’s got a BIG crush on Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays.

38. Harry want to lose his trademark curly locks but no-one will let him! He said: “I want to shave my hair off, and no one will really let me. Everyone’s telling me not to do it. And my argument is, like, I think my popularity is in my face, and not my hair.”

39. Harry hates it when people bite caps off glass bottles.

40. Harry has a couple of cool skills - juggling and playing the kazoo!

41. Harry celebrated reaching number one in America with ‘Up All Night’ by buying a… MATTRESS!! He explained to The Sun: "I'm going to treat myself to a new one. I need a good one. The one I'm using is still the one that was there when I moved in. The springs have gone." Rock and Roll!!

42. The first gig Harry ever attended was Nickelback in Manchester.

43. If Harry had one superpower it would be to time travel.

44. Harry counts pop megastar Rihanna as one of his biggest fans. RiRi told The Mirror: "Harry, yeah. I watch their videos and I remember thinking, 'Wow, he's a star'. He seems very sure. It seems, like, it's so natural to him."

45. Harry’s favourite TV show is Family Guy.

46. Justin Bieber claims that one of the biggest stars in music fancies Harry. The Canadian told The Mirror: "I already know one of the biggest artists in the world thinks Harry is so hot, but I have been sworn to secrecy." It’s rumoured to be Rihanna!

47. Harry’s favourite love song is the ultra-soppy ‘Lady In Red’ by Chris de Burgh.

48. Harry’s biggest turn off in a girl is swearing. He also hates it when his 1D bandmates say the ‘f word’.

49. Harry had arguably the least imaginatively named pet ever – a pet hamster called Hamster.

50. Harry says he wouldn’t date a girl if she didn’t get on with his family.

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