Remember four years ago when five cheeky little chappies turned up at the X Factor auditions with nothing but dreams in their hearts and sparkles in their eyes? Well those five guys – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik – were the bare bones of One Direction, the biggest band in the world.
Back in 2010 the guys were sweet, smooth-of-chin and naïve to the pleasures of showbiz. But not anymore.
In the recent wake of Zayn’s ‘joint' smoking video, we take a look back at the boys – then and now.
One Direction: then and now - from angelic little X Factor kids to HOT pop superstars
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