No direction! Harry Styles has no choice but to climb a steep railing after being trapped by a mob of adoring fans
Harry Styles has clearly become a dab hand at escaping his adoring public when in a pinch.
The One Direction heartthrob was mobbed by a pack of his followers as he tried to slip into the back entrance of his hotel in New York, on Monday.
As the crowd of memorabilia seekers soon became a claustrophobic mosh pit, the 19-year-old deftly climbed a steep railing to break free of the pressing rabble.
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Trapped: Harry Styles was bombarded by fans in New York, on Monday
The acrobatic manoeuvre was aided by his trusty bodyguard, who gave the slender boy a boost as he squeezed through an opening in a stair railing.
Even as the teen idol wriggled and shouldered his way through, obviously discomforted by the nuisance, his fans continued to snap candid shots of the singer.
Harry appeared to be in a generous mood as he attempted to smile through the ordeal, but his grin was soon lost as he was dragged to the ground after perching himself on the stair landing.
Breaking free: A smiling Harry planned his escape as he reached for the railing of a steep set of stairs
Getting an angle: The 19-year-old wriggled his way to through the adoring mob who were busy snapping mementos of the star
Helpful hand: The singer's bodyguard gave him a boost as he slipped through an opening in the railing
After regaining his balance Harry looked wide eyed, clearly registering how narrow his escape truly was.
But his thick shouldered bodyguard was left behind in the crowded sea of fans as the pop sensation moved to a safe distance from the teeming mob below.
Thankfully, the star appeared to be unscathed by what has now become a daily occurrence for him.
Almost free: Harry landed on his bottom after being dragged back to the ground following his escape out of the crowd
Just the day before, on Sunday, Harry had to crawl under fans' legs after being bombarded outside his hotel.
He was almost reduced to tears when
security guards lost control of the crowd of screaming girls outside his
accommodation, forcing him to shuffle to his car on his hands and
knees.
An onlooker told omg!:
‘Harry looked really upset and scared. Security cleared a path for him
but one girl threw herself at him and the rest followed.
Easy does it: The pop sensation steadied himself on the railing after his ordeal
Snapping away: Even as Harry struggled to regain his balance after breaking free his adoring followers kept on taking pictures
‘He had to crawl under someone's legs to get into his car, security were going crazy and Harry looked like he was going to cry.’
The singer - who is currently on One
Direction's Take Me Home world tour - lost his temper with an
enthusiastic admirer after she tugged on his arm and begged him for a
photograph before ripping her tour guide to shreds in front of him.
One Direction fan @Oh1DStalker tweeted: ‘omg a fan just met harry and he wouldn't take a picture so she ripped apart her poster in front of him oh my god.
Watch out: Fans stampeded the stairway, nearly ruining his escape, as another bodyguard shielded Harry
‘She grabbed his arm and said, “Harry can I take a picture?” And he was like, “You're not taking a picture by grabbing my arm.”
‘He was nice to every single fan until she groped his arm’.
Harry later returned to the hotel and
pleaded with the group of followers to leave him alone - and offered to
have his photo taken with everyone if they left after getting a
memento.
A source explained: ‘When he arrived back he asked everyone if they would leave if he posed for a picture with each of them.
‘Everyone agreed and he spent ages taking pictures after they all got in a line.’
Got his groove back: The teen idol appeared to have bounced back from his narrow escape as he headed out on a shopping spree
Despite the trials of the last two days, Harry appeared to
have bounced back from the scare as he was spotted out in the overcast
streets of the Big Apple with his bearded bodyguard on Monday afternoon - following his climb through the stair railing.
The hunky crooner wore horn rimmed Ray Bans as he displayed a self-pleased grin, demonstrating the tenacity of his optimistic outlook.
The wild haired youth sported a green T-shirt with the sleeves rolled up, showcasing his tattoos, as he swaggered confidently along the crowded side walk.
Smooth operator: Harry showed off his swagger as he stalked the grey overcast streets of the Big Apple
The slimline star donned skin tight denim trousers and brown leather cowboy boots as he sauntered along the urban byways.
Harry was later spotted at an AT&T store buying a new iPhone, fuelling suspicion that his previous hand held device was damaged during his run-in with fans earlier in the day.
But the British star's upbeat spirit got the better of him as he couldn't help but tweet positive anecdotes from his day in New York.
Professional help: The star was spotted buying a new iPhone at an AT&T; store location
Harry posted a snap of himself sticking his tongue out as he posed with a quartet of uniformed police officers.
In the portrait the officers looked just as pleased to make his acquaintance and were possibly fans of the teen sensation.
The boy captioned his picture: 'NYPD are nice.'
Safe in the hands of the law: Harry tweeted later in the day a snap of him posing with police officers with the caption 'NYPD are nice.'
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