One Direction are reportedly solely planning ”one thing small” to mark their 10th anniversary on July 23.
Liam Payne – who’s joined within the boy band by Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles – lately sparked hypothesis of a reunion himself, when he confirmed the band have been ”talking collectively” forward of their anniversary.
However, after there was talks of a giant TV particular and new music, it is ”unlikely” they are going to be reuniting to mark the milestone anytime quickly, particularly with the ”risk of the coronavirus pandemic” making it inconceivable for them to be in the identical room.
An insider advised The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: ”They are again in contact however talks between them are solely about one thing small to mark the anniversary.
”They all have their very own music ongoing so a reunion proper now simply would not make sense.
”Harry, Niall and Louis have postponed excursions, which they might want to full.
”A reunion with all 5 members is a superb concept however in apply these items take a very long time to rearrange and it does not appear possible in the mean time.
”And with continued risk of coronavirus, it’s unlikely they may be capable to get collectively for the anniversary.”
The band had been engaged on a TV documentary for a very long time with James Corden’s manufacturing firm Fulwell 73.
And showing on a house model of the comic’s ‘The Late Late Show’ by way of video this week, Liam teased: ”I’m not allowed to say an excessive amount of clearly as a result of I’d be giving it away.
”We’ve been talking much more in the mean time, I believe we’re all feeling that that 10-year … it is a very particular second.”
What’s extra, rumours of a brand new music known as ‘Five’ – that includes former band member Zayn Malik – have been debunked this week.
This was after the 4 members of One Direction re-followed him on Twitter.
The 4 lads sparked rumours they could possibly be set to reunite as a band alongside Zayn – who left the group in 2015, simply months earlier than the others went on indefinite hiatus – after they {followed} the ‘Pillowtalk’ hitmaker on social media.
The reunion hypothesis was additional fuelled by the actual fact the ‘History’ hitmakers additionally re-followed the official One Direction account.
On July 23, it is a decade since One Direction have been put collectively on UK singing competitors ‘The X Factor’ in 2010, the place they finally completed in third place.