17 Facts You Might Not Have Known About One Direction

• One Direction have already had three books released
• Zayn’s real name is actually spelt Zain with an “i”, but he prefers Zayn because it’s more unique
• Harry used to be in a band called ‘White Eskimo’
• Liam’s favourite sport is boxing
• Harry had his first kiss when he was 11
• When Liam was 14 he entered himself into the 2008 UK X-Factor, and made the top 24 (boys under 25) out of 182,000 contestants
• Zayn didn’t have a passport before he was in One Directiona
• Louis was born on Christmas Eve
• One Direction’s biggest inspiration is ‘Take That’
• Liam only has one kidney after an operation when he was younger. He doesn’t drink alcohol now just to be on the safe side
• Louis has five sisters! Lottie, Felicite, Georgia, and twins Daisy and Phoebe. He’s told his bandmates to stay away!
• Niall’s favourite film is Grease!
• Zayn’s mother is English and his father is Pakistani
• One Direction’s debut UK tour sold out within 12 minutes of release!
• Liam said if he wasn’t in One Direction, he’d probably be a fireman
• To celebrate their first year as a group, the boys all went to play Laser Quest
• Niall thinks that rabbits are pointless!