Don't worry — the One Direction alum later apologized. Some Wattpad writers have just been vindicated: it turns out that Little Mix alum Jade Thirlwall once had a short-lived romance with One Direction's Harry Styles.

The pair met while auditioning for music competition show, The X Factor. Although Thirlwall is primarily known for winning as a member of Little Mix in 2011, she initially auditioned the year prior. At that time, a young Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and the late Liam Payne nearly swept the competition as One Direction.

Jade Thirlwall recalled Harry Styles cutting off all communication amid One Direction’s rising success on 'X Factor' on the Jan. 20, episode of 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has been nominated for two BRIT Awards 2025, four years after the girlband announced they were going on a break to pursue solo projects

A possible romantic relationship between Jade Thirlwall and Harry Styles went in the wrong direction, according Thirlwall.

While talking about her career beginnings on Simon Cowell's talent competition show, Thirlwall shared that she and Styles met - and hit it off - when both of them were auditionees

Apparently, Harry Styles and Jade Thirlwall went on one date when they were teenagers. And according to the former Little Mix member, Styles ghosted her.