One Direction Announce This Is Us Release Date!

Hurrrah! Good news, the One Direction film, This Is Us, will be in shops in time for Christmas! (just).

It was announced today that This Is Us will be released on 19th December this year.

The DVD will have extended and extra cuts on it. This excites me hugely! Extra footage of 1D, what's not to love? …Let's all pray this includes some more shirtless scenes.

Liam and Niall Talk About 'Difficult' Australia Trip

It's not often the boys in One Direction get serious when it comes to talking about their worldwide fame, they seem to quite chilled about it all and know that they have to make scarifies if they want to be in the biggest boy band in the world. But Liam and Niall opened up to the Herald Sun about their 'difficult' trip to Australia and New Zealand this time around.

Liam said "To be fair, it has been quite difficult in Australia this time"
"In the grand scheme of things worldwide I have gone out a lot less in Australia than anywhere else. I tried to go shopping one day and literally within minutes there were 60 girls following me around the shops. If one picture of you gets tweeted everyone knows exactly where you are and that's you done for the day, then you're stuck with people following you around"
Liam added that sometimes they weren't even able to leave their hotel rooms, and that people should remember they're just normal guys who need some down time occasionally.
"We are just normal lads, we do want our privacy sometimes just to throw a football around and let off a bit of steam, rather than constantly being in the public eye."

Niall agreed and admitted to asking their tour manager, Paul, if he could get him a top hotel room because he knew he'd be spending most of his time there. But he added..
"You have to look past it sometimes and just get out. There's no point living like a prisoner in your hotel. Even if they are nice hotels!"

I think it is easy for us as fans, or just onlookers, to forget how hard it must be for the boys sometimes.
It's easy to just see the good things, loads of money, getting to travel the world, having their dream job, etc, but if you actually take a moment to think about the negatives it's quite daunting.
I don't think I could handle being followed around constantly, anything you do gets photographed and you never get some peace. I know some of the boys are very private people as well.
And when Liam did stay in his hotel room someone actually climbed onto his balcony and stole his boxers…seriously, no privacy! Crazy.

Liam said before they came to Australia he couldn't wait to get a tan and go surfing lots, but he actually hasn't been able to as much as he'd like because of all the fans and paps.
Must be annoying being in such a fantastic place and not being able to enjoy it fully!
On top of all this they're half way across the world, away from family and friends….
I quite admire them for putting up with everything as much as they do, and they cope with it amazingly well.

Pre-Order Midnight Memories For First Listen!

Yet more exciting 1D news JUST IN!

If you pre-order One Direction's new album - Midnight Memories - you will not only be the first to get the whole album, ohh no, you'll also get FOUR, yes FOUR, tracks from the album before the official release!
Here's the boys to explain in a bit more detail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s2WBvyY-5M#t=35




So, what you waiting for?! Go and pre-order Midnight Memories from iTunes HERE now!

One Direction confirm X-Factor UK 2013 Performance

It's no surprise that as One Direction are X-Factor's most successful contestants EVER, and now the biggest boy band in the world, X-Factor and the boys themselves would want to return to the live shows….AND IT'S HAPPENING.

After coming 3rd in 2010 and having such huge success the 1D boys seem like the perfect artists to come back to the studios to show this years contestants winning isn't everything, and how great a platform X-Factor is.

Even more excitingly I expect they'll perform their new single that is released on 28th October  - Story Of My Life!

Not date has been confirmed yet, but I'll keep you informed!

NEW WWA TOUR DATES ADDED

One Direction have today announced extra tour dates for their Where We Are stadium tour that will be next year!

EUROPE TOUR DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS -

As you can see, there aren't many dates there but I'm certain they'll add more dates soon!

EXTRA UK AND IRELAND DATES -

TICKETS GO ON SALE - next Saturday, 28th September at 10am! *sets alarm*

For all the tour dates visit here - http://www.onebigannouncement.com/#territoryEU

Who's going to try and get some?! 

Harry Styles attends Burberry Show at London Fashion Week

Harry Styles, who has been seen wearing Burberry's heart shirt on numerous occasions, attended the Burberry Prorsum SS14 fashion show at London fashion week today.

He wore a gorgeous big black coat, ripped jeans (you would have thought a multimillionaire could afford new jeans), black boots and a statement animal print Burberry shirt that sells for a huge £195.

 Harry's good friend Cara Delevingne, who he's been romantically linked to for a while but today confirmed they're nothing but friends, was modelling in the show that started at 2:30pm at the Hyde Park venue.

Cara Delevingne

 Harry sat in between Suki Waterhouse, model and friend of Cara's as well as being girlfriend of Bradley Cooper, and British actress Sienna Miller who had Paloma Faith on her other side.

Paloma Faith, Sienna Miller, Harry Styles and Suki Waterhouse

You can watch the full show here!
There was the prettiest of finales, which Harry seemed to enjoy.

Paloma Faith, Sienna Miller and Harry Styles during the Burberry Finale

 I'll know leave you with some more photos from the show -

Harry today

Harry and Sienna Miller

Harry at LFW

Cara Delevingne and Harry

Harry at LFW for the Burberry show

This Is Us Extended Cut

Well, here's some exciting news - as if This Is Us wasn't totally filled with amazingness before it has been confirmed today that an extended cut of the film is to be released!

There will be 20 minutes of new footage, including 4 more songs and behind the scenes goodness! Eeeeek. I can hear the fangirl screams!

Jeff Blake, Sony's Chairman Of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution said this -
We're overwhelmed by the response to the film, so we're thrilled to be able to release this extended cut of the film for One Direction fans. Followers can reach out on Twitter @1DThisIsUs with the songs they'd like to hear in the film - and go to the theatre on Friday to see and hear which songs make the cut."

Okay, so 20 minutes more of One Direction on our screens in 3D, we get a say in what songs we see  AND it's out this week? Oh the excitement. 

Obviously this is a way of Sony and everyone else involved in the movie getting more money out of it, with $50 million estimated to have been made already it's not like they really need it, but I'm not complaining and I'll most definitely be taking a trip to my local cinema to see the extended cut, probably more than once! (Just do some good with that money, yeah?)

   

Louis Tomlinson Charity Football Game

Louis Tomlinson, as we probably all know, recently signed as a non-contract player for Doncaster Rovers - all the money he would have earned by playing for them will go to charity.
But before his first game for Doncaster Louis played in a game yesterday for Celtic. The match was for charity, all for former Bulgarian footballer Stiliyan Petrov who has battled leukaemia. The football teams were made up of former and current footballers, and other celebrities and they all helped raise thousands of pounds for the cause.

Wherever any member of One Direction go though there seems to be some sort of drama, and this football match was no exception.
The first thing that happened was when Louis' name was read out at Celtic Park the place irrupted with the sound of people booing (Video here) which was just disgusting. I totally understand if people don't like One Direction, I get that and respect that everybody has different opinions but to boo someone for anything is just vile, let alone at a charity match. The people that booed were footballs fans, not the fans that had flocked to see Louis, so they were there for Petrov. I don't know if they were forgetting that Petrov is the reason Louis was playing, he was doing it for charity and to help people out - that's a fact and him being in 1D doesn't change that. There is so much mob mentality at football games!
Anyway, we all (anyone with a brain) knows Louis was doing a good thing, and he's a million times better than anyone who booed.

Louis looked like he was really enjoying the game, until the next bit of drama occurred. Louis went to kick the ball and then he was tackled by professional Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, who tripped him up.  (VIDEO HERE)

Louis seemed to fall awkwardly on his knee and laid on the pitch for a little while, before getting up and limping off to the side of the pitch, where he appeared to throw up, he then spent the rest of the game on the subs bench.
Louis' managed for the day said this "Agbonlahor smashed into him and he picked himself up, and then was ill in the dressing room area but he's not too bad now I think"
Things like this do happen in football all the time, Louis just got unlucky, but do remember that Agbonlahor didn't hurt Louis on purpose, and he has already apologised.

Hours after the game had finished Louis' mum took to twitter to say Louis was resting his knee and he understood that was what could happen in football and was now enjoying watching The X-Factor with his girlfriend, Eleanor, and friend, Stan. 

The whole point of this charity match was to raise money for Petrov and to raise awareness, and that was definitely achieved. Thousands of pounds were raised for his cause, which Louis helped hugely with as ticket sales rocketed after it was announced he was playing, so a massive well done to everyone involved in making the event such a success for Petrov. I hope football fans do remember that all those celebrities contributed to that, and stop being thuggish and nasty about the whole thing, the tweets I've seen on twitter have been horrendous.

Louis' next match is for Doncaster Rovers on 18th September, all money he raises will go to Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. Tickets £7 here!

One Direction NEW ALBUM!

One Direction have announced today that they're releasing their 3rd album on the 25th November 2013! Yipeee.

The album, which is going to have a more rocky feel and more grown up lyrics, will be called Midnight Memories (loving the name) and this is how they teased the name before the 100% confirmed announcement later on -


WATCH HERE!


One Direction's first album Up All Night (2011) peaked at number 2 in the UK charts and number 1 in the US charts, and their second album Take Me Home (2012) reached number 1 in both the UK and the US..along with 33 other countries, and was the fourth bestselling album of the year, selling over 4.4 million units.
So Midnight Memories is expected also to do really well!

I can't wait to buy it and listen to it on repeat.

I Went To See This Is Us

Yesterday I went to my local cinema to see One Direction: This Is Us 3D, I expected it to be good but it definitely exceeded my expectations!

Firstly, I'd like to say, if you haven't see it yet you may not want to read this…I won't post any real details of what happened, no big spoilers, but if you want everything to be a complete surprise then stop. Also, if you haven't seen it yet make sure you see it in 3D! Normally I'm not impressed by 3D but this was amazing, so good and I really think it added so much to the movie, especially through the concert parts.

I love how cleverly it was filmed, I was kind of expecting the concert parts to not be as interesting but the 3D was amazing, they slowed down some footage, they filmed in the crowd, and actually on the stage and the boys often interacted with the camera. They also did this clever thing where they changed the boys to cartoons for a split second (go and see it to see what I mean). So good. It was quite beautiful and I got shivers down my spine on several occasions.
As well as the brilliant concert footage there was lots of behind the scenes and just the boys hanging out and having time off footage which was really lovely to see. I feel like with interviews now we don't get to see One Directions friendship so much anymore, and it was just nice to be reminded how close they are and how well they get on. One of my favourite scenes is actually just when Liam and Harry are fishing and they're just having a chat, it seemed so peaceful, so normal.
You can tell they have such a laugh together, enjoy each others company and theres no-one in the world they'd rather be on this adventure with.

One Direction often talk about being in a bubble, as they are the ones in the band they can't see One Direction from the outside, from other peoples perspectives and after seeing This Is Us I feel like fans are in that bubble too. Because we are part of the fandom it's hard for us to see the true hysteria 1D cause, it's hard to see the band the way the rest of the world see them. I don't know about everyone else but I certainly still think of 1D as not 'famous' in a way, I find it hard to comprehend how crazy things have got for them and how everyone knows them - seeing the film really opened by eyes to that, I find it mind-blowing, amazing, I was so proud of how far those 5 boys, now young men, have come.

I think One Direction deserve so much credit, it's easy to say that they're living the life. Girls falling at their feet, a bank balance of goodness knows how much, getting to travel the world, etc but you have to remember the other side. It's hard for them to do normal things - there was one part in the film where 3/5 were shopping in Amsterdam, no one was bothering them and then BAM…one girl noticed them and within minutes they were being mobbed and had to hid out in a shop and wait for security men to come and help them escape the madness. They don't get to see their families anywhere near as much as they'd like - Louis' mum said he's only been home to Doncaster 5 times since living for the X-Factor 3 years ago. They don't get much privacy - paps follow them wherever they go, and everything they do is scrutinised. It's hard to know who to trust - with them being who they are they inevitably get people who like them because of the brand One Direction has become, rather than the funny, sweet, charming, lovely, talented guys they are. Sure, if you weigh up the pros and the cons the pros must outweigh the cons and they are so insanely lucky, but the pressure of all that, to them and their families, must be hard at any age…but when you think they're only 19-21 (16-18 at the beginning) it's just incredible and they need more respect for how grounded they still are, and how they've managed to stay so humble.

I challenge anyone to go and see this film and not get goosebumps. I challenge anyone to go and see this film and not come out liking the boys in One Direction. I challenge anyone to go and see this film and come out and say One Direction aren't nice, hardworking, passionate, down to earth guys.

Fire at Liam Payne's Apartment

Reportedly there has been a fire at Liam's apartment in London last night at about 9:30pm.

The cause of the fire on the 34th floor of the building is yet to be confirmed, but people are saying they were trying to refuel an outside heater on the terrace of the flat, and we know they were having a BBQ from Andy Samuels (Liam's friend) last tweet.
The fire brigade were called at 9:48pm and the blaze was under control by 10:34pm. Six fire engines were sent to the scene and 35 firefighters dealt with it.

Three people were taken to hospital, 2 with superficial burns to their hands and the 3rd person with burns to his hands and face (thought to be Andy Samuels).

The building was evacuated safely and no-one other than the 3 in the apartment were injured.

My well wishes are with anyone involved in the fire.

Nostalgia

I'm sure all long term One Direction fans reminisce over X-Factor days, I am definitely one of those fans. Yesterday I watched every single X-Factor video diary, and it got me feeling nostalgic. I hadn't watched them in quite a while and it's amazing to see how far they've come and just how much they have changed.

Something that really got to me though was a few of the things the boys said, I thought I'd share them with you;
A few weeks into X-Factor live shows Justin Bieber performed, and this is what Niall said about it "Justin Bieber said hello to me, and it was pretty weird because he's such a big pop star all around the world"…. this actually gave me goosebumps, it's the fact that now, under 3 years on, One Direction are just as famous and they too are 'big pop stars all around the world'…also, Niall has hung out with Justin on a couple of occasions…crazy really.
In the boys last XF video diary they talk about their homecoming gigs, Harry says "It's really exciting for us that we're going to be doing loads of little gigs like that, some to bigger crowds" ohhh Harry, little did you know that 3 years later you'd have sold out your own stadium tour!
I just look at them and think 'you have no idea whats coming', maybe they had some idea they'd perhaps have success but they can't have imagined anything like the hysteria that now surrounds them.
Something that always chokes me up is when the boys finished in 3rd place and Simon Cowell says "this is just the beginning for these boys"…he could not have been more right.

I always watch the video diaries with such a smile on my face, but also slightly sad because it's almost like looking at different people sometimes. I noticed how much more relaxed One Direction seemed back then, things weren't as scripted or strict, everything was more laid back, comfortable and they seemed more themselves. I don't know whether it's just because they've now matured and of course got older or that they now do have to be careful exactly how they act and what they say because everything gets analysed and picked apart by the press and some 'fans'.

Actually, the thing that shocked me the most was seeing how much Harry has changed…looks wise. With pictures you can't really see it, but when you watch the videos it's pretty amazing. He looks ever so young, baby faced and like a little boy, whereas now he's got so much broader, his face shape has changed, just watch the video diaries (above) and you'll see what I mean.

I made these contrast photos as I was interested to see the change, it's crazy what 3 years can do.

Harry 2011 Harry 2013

Louis has changed more than I realised

Niall hasn't actually changed a huge amount

Liam - boy to a man

Zayn has always given that model pout and stare

Who do you think has changed the most?

What do you miss from XF days?

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