It was all an 'accident' according to Harry Styles.
Harry Styles has explained why he posted and then quickly deleted a photo of himself wearing a One Direction T-shirt on Instagram.
On the evening of Sunday, March 5, Harry Styles posted to his Instagram stories a selfie photo of himself in front of the mirror at a gym wearing a t-shirt from One Direction's 'Up All Night Tour' held in in 2011-2012.
Numerous Instagram accounts saved the photo before the singer quickly deleted it, with his fans quick to speculate as to why he removed the particular post.
Several suggested Harry Styles may have wanted to post the photo to his "close friends" on his Instagram stories, while the phrase "He Deleted It" also trended on Twitter.
The former One Direction singer has now explained what really happened, telling the audience at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand during his 'Love On Tour' concert yesterday (7 March) that it was a ' accident".
"I guess some of us have secrets," he said while talking to an onlooker. "Maybe some people, you want to keep something to yourself and maybe one day accidentally post it on your Instagram stories," he continued with a laugh as the crowd roared.
Last month, Harry Styles thanked his former One Direction bandmates when he won Artist of the Year at the 2023 BRIT Awards.
“I also want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn. I wouldn't be here without them," the singer characteristically said.
However, Louis Tomlinson recently opened up about his 'envy' of Harry Styles' solo career success.
“When One Direction broke up, I felt humiliated, I was completely devastated. I was a little bitter, I guess because it felt like another loss. But now I understand things better and there is not so much anger. It is what it is," he admitted to The Times.
You can watch a video of Harry Styles explaining the 'accident' with the One Direction t-shirt photo below.
@JESSPINNEY HARRY MENTIONED THE 1D SHIRT POST IN AUCKLAND JUST NOW ????????????☠️ #HSLOT2023 #HSLOT #AUSLOT2023 #HSLOTAUCKLAND #HARRYSTYLES
♬ ORIGINAL SOUND – JESS PINNEY
