One Direction's Harry Styles 'had a secret fling with Nicole Scherzinger after his rise to fame - despite their 16-year age gap'
Harry Styles had a secret fling with Nicole Scherzinger, according to new claims.
The One Direction heartthrob, 21, reportedly hooked up with the former X Factor judge, 37, when he was just nineteen years old.
The story appears in The Sun and are the latest claims about the chart-topper's love life.
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Romance rumours: Harry Styles had a secret fling with Nicole Scherzinger, according to new claims
They claim it happened while Nicole was on a break from Lewis Hamilton, 30, who she split from permanently in February after seven years of dating.
A source said: 'They had a dalliance at the end of the 'X Factor' in 2013 and met up again early last year. Harry was obviously very taken by Nicole who is stunning and he had always looked up to her.
'She was a guest judge on 'X Factor' at the time One Direction were formed and has always claimed credit for putting the band together, even though Simon Cowell says it was his idea.
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Teenage kicks: The One Direction heartthrob, 21, reportedly hooked up with the former X Factor judge, 37, when he was just nineteen years old
'But they hooked up over three years later when Harry had matured and was a member of the world's biggest band.
'Harry was 19 at the time but had an old head on his shoulders because he'd already been in a relationship with Caroline Flack, who was 14 years older than him.'
But friends close to the former Pussycat Dolls beauty, who was recently linked to Ed Sheeran, 24, insist their romance was never serious.
One insider told The Sun: 'Yes they did snog and got on well, but they never dated.'
MailOnline have contacted a representative for both Harry Styles and Nicole Scherzinger, but are yet to receive a response.
Casual: Friends close to the former Pussycat Dolls beauty, who was recently linked to Ed Sheeran, 24, insist their romance was never serious
Formula one-to-one? The sources claim it happened while Nicole was on a break from Lewis Hamilton, 30, who she split from permanently in February after seven years of dating
Previously, Harry had a fling with radio DJ Lucy Horobin and TV presenter Caroline Flack, both of whom were fifteen years his senior.
He also famously had a three-month fling with Taylor Swift which ended in January 2013, following a blazing row.
1D's latest single, Perfect, has been branded a thinly-veiled critique of the pop princess' penchant for discussing her former flames in her music, famously penning recent singles Style and Out Of The Woods after her short-lived relationship with Harry.
Older single ladies: Previously, Harry had a fling with radio DJ Lucy Horobin and TV presenter Caroline Flack, both of whom were fifteen years his senior
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