welcome to one direction news  Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne were brought together at the bootcamp stage of The X Factor 2010, going on to take third place in the final behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and the eventual winner Matt Cardle. The band released their debut single, 'What Makes You Beautiful', in September 2011. It shot straight to No.1 on iTunes within 15 minutes of being released and achieved the biggest Week 1 sales of 2011, selling 153,965 copies. One direction helping family It’s been a difficult time for the Wilburn family but last weekend they got a rare treat and were able to meet the British-Irish boy band One Direction during their stop in Auckland. Shona Wilburn was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2008 and has been receiving help from Hospice West Auckland which provides free specialist palliative care and support for people with terminal or life-threatening illnesses. Wilburn and her family, including husband Sam, 12-year-old Blake and MacKenzie, 10, were given tickets through Hospice West Auckland to see the pop sensations perform one of two sold-out shows at the Trusts Stadium in Henderson. MacKenzie was in shock, especially when she got to have her brush with fame. “She was gobsmacked. She couldn’t believe it,” Wilburn says. After the 2.30pm concert they were introduced to One Direction and spent 10 minutes with the band. “We had a reasonable chat. They were such nice boys. They said they were enjoying being in New Zealand and were having fun.” MacKenzie was in awe. “She was totally starstruck,” Wilburn says. She says the family’s hearing is a little worse for wear after the concert full of the thousands of screaming teenagers but says it was a great day. “I suffer from seizures and can’t drive so it’s restricted what the kids can do. “To get an opportunity like this is amazing for them and very much appreciated. So we’d like to say a big thanks to hospice.” Hospice spokeswoman Kathryn van Beek says it tries to help families create lasting memories of their time together when one of their loved ones is facing a terminal or life-threatening illness. And she says they couldn’t have picked a better family to win. “Their daughter MacKenzie already had a poster shrine to One Direction on her bedroom wall.” She says the tickets were donated by one of its supporters who wants to remain anonymous.
Oh No! Liam Forced ToSplit His Turtles Up! Now that all five members of One Direction are back on British soil, they can go back to their normal lives – at least for a little while anyway. Liam Payne has missed his pet turtles, almost as much as his girlfriend Danielle Peazer, but since arriving back home they’ve unfortunately had to be split up. Speaking with The Sun, Liam said: “We had to split them up — one is biting the other one. I came home and my turtle was missing a foot. Splitting them is sad, but it’s best.” Aww poor things! Danielle looked after them while he was away, and admitted they were a real handful. Anyone got a spare turtle foot |
Zayn Malik FindingThe Fame Game Hard ToPlay
 He’s one fifth of the biggest boyband in the world, and makes the hearts of millions of teenagers flutter whenever they see him. However, Zayn isn’t as comfortable with being famous as we would think, with the 19-year-old from Bradford admitting to finding it tough going on One Direction’s recent US, Oz and NZ tour. Speaking with Now Magazine, an eyewitness said: “It was ridiculous. Zayn kept saying it was all too much and he was just trying to have a fun night out. The crowd were bombarding the two lads and throwing themselves at them. It was so bad that one of the group’s bouncers had to ask for an area near the bar to be cordoned off.” Harry Styles seemed to be at ease with the attention, but Zayn was a little bit overwhelmed.
Niall Meets The BackstreetBoys: 1DBSB? Yup, Niall’s a massive Backstreet fan – aren’t we all? He paid a visit to see them in concert down in London, and tweeted the following:“amazing night! met the backstreet boys and new kids! super nice guys! got some good advice!” Halfway through the concert, BSB even played One Direction’s hit song “What Makes You Beautiful” whilst Nick, Brian, A.J. and Howie serenaded some lucky ladies in the crowd, prompting Niall to tweet again: “Hahaha they play WMYB in the concert! hahaha! brilliant!” After the concert, the veteran boybanders posed for a photo with Niall, and he looked genuinely delighted – the lucky Irish chap!
Niall Wants To Dye HisHair Black – But SimonCowell Says No! not niall hear color its edited Niall’s had a telling off from bosses over news that he wanted to dye his lovely blonde locks jet-black. The Irish crooner was strictly told by Simon that he didn’t think it was good idea, and could cost the group fans. We’re not too sure whether any hair-dying malarkey would lose fans – possibly the contrary for that matter – but Simon Cowell is known to care hugely about the band and doesn’t want anything to halt their staggering growth. Speaking with The Sun, a source said: “Simon still controls a lot about the band down to the finest detail. Niall was desperate to get rid of his blond locks and go black just for an experiment, like loads of normal teens.” “Luckily, he had the sense to ask Simon first because he knows how he works. He put in a text to him asking if he could change his hair colour. Simon was straight back on to him with a short reply, ‘No way’.” |
