Former One Direction star Niall Horan was forced to abandon his car and hit the streets on foot to get to his concert in Toronto at the weekend following traffic chaos
Niall Horan had to ditch his ride and hot-foot it to his own gig after some traffic trauma.
The ex-One Direction heart-throb was set to serenade fans at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, but when the roads turned chaotic there was only one thing for it. Sharing his unusual journey on TikTok with the Proclaimers’ legendary anthem in the background, he quipped: “Traffic too crazy in Toronto, so I’m walking to the venue.”
He continued, reflecting on his career: “In all my years of playing shows, I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a venue.” After triumphantly reaching his destination, he exclaimed: “We’ve made it! ” The 30-year-old singer probably enjoyed the rare chance to stroll through the city unnoticed.
Irish Niall, known for his smash hit Slow Hands, has previously opened up about the paralysing fear he felt stepping outside due to One Direction’s skyrocketing fame. Chatting with The Sun, he confessed: “There were periods where you’d go out and you wouldn’t get five yards outside the door.”
Recalling a particularly harrowing experience, he said: “I remember one time I stupidly went to Westfield (shopping centre), in West London, and honestly, swear to God, I was like, ‘I’m going to die in here. I’m never getting out’. It was the fear of that which kept me in.”
He admitted to becoming somewhat of a hermit during the peak of 1D mania: “I probably became a bit of a recluse in 2012, 2013, 2014… It was probably all in my head but I became a recluse because of the thought of going out, when I probably could have.” The singer, who hasn’t shared the stage with his bandmates since their 2015 hiatus, confessed that despite a thriving solo career, he now enjoys an undisturbed life.
“Now I live the most normal life I could possibly live. I can go to the shops and buy my own dinner and just general stuff. There was a period where if someone said, ‘Do you want to grab a coffee? ‘ or ‘Do you want to go for lunch? ‘ I’d have said absolutely not.”
Louis Tomlinson and Niall appear to have cut ties with Simon Cowell. Former X Factor boss Simon, 64, recently appeared on a podcast and shared one regret he has over his time with One Direction. The music mogul mentored the chart-mauling band during their stint on the former talent show before later signing them to Syco Records.
One Direction finished in third place on the talent show and have since gone on to sell over 70 million records across the globe. But four years after they found fame, Zayn Malik announced his departure from the group in order to live a more humbled life having openly struggled during his time touring.
One year later, Harry Styles, Louis, Liam Payne and Niall announced that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus following their final tour. But while Tomlinson, 32, and Horan, 30, remained close to their former mentor, it appears this is no longer the case. Both lads have since unfollowed Simon on Instagram after he stated he “regretted’ not keeping the One Direction name.
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