2013-12-23



For Day 23 on our One Direction 2013 advent calendar we’ve got a MASSIVE round up of the year!

2013 has been an amazing year for One Direction, from their ‘Take Me Home’ Tour to the release of ‘Midnight Memories’, they’ve been working non-stop.

They’ve also had a lot of fun along the way, as we saw in their ‘This Is Us’ movie and on 1D Day. There’s also been a whole lot of romance with countless numbers of girls being linked to the lads, so many that we just can’t keep up! We also can’t be forgetting that MASSIVE engagement that happened this year!

So, let’s have a look at exactly what the boys have been up to this year…

January

Haylor happened…

   

We’re finding it hard to believe that HAYLOR happened this year! It seems like an absolute lifetime ago! But yes, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift kicked off the year with THAT kiss at midnight on New Years Eve in New York’s Time’s Square! Thousands of Directioners were outraged and it seemed like Haylor was literally turning into their worst nightmare… would it EVER end?!

By this time, they’d been together for a few weeks and just when Directioners were FINALLY starting to accept their relationship, Haylor went and dropped a bombshell! “IT’S OVER” Harry Styles screamed at Taylor as he stormed out of the room. We imagine. Yep, Harry and Taylor went on a romantic holiday to the Carribean, but it turned out to be the holiday from hell. After an argument broke out between the pair, it all got very heated and they decided to go their separate ways. Yikes. What a holiday, eh?

We’re STILL not sure why they split, but rumours suggest that it was because Taylor Swift was “too demanding” and yeah, we could believe that. BUT, will Haylor be over forever?!

Other big news in January, was of course the release of the ‘Kiss You’ video!

After we waited for what felt like a life time, One Direction FINALLY released the video for ‘Kiss You’ on 7th January. And honestly, it’s absolutely EPIC! Of course it was always going to be amazing, with it being 3 minutes 11 seconds of One Direction heaven, but they really took it to the next level with this one. ‘Kiss You’ was released as the third single from ‘Take Me Home’ following ‘Live While We’re Young’ and ‘Little Things’. Although it failed to top the charts, nobody can deny that it’s an absolute BANGER, and the video… Well, the video is just 10/10. Especially the surfing scenes! One Direction topless anyone?

Niall passes his driving test!

 

Congratulations Niall! He passed his driving test with flying colours and was let loose to drive on the roads. He splashed out £70,000 on a jet black Range Rover, not bad for a first car, eh? But, it wasn’t long before there were reports of Nialler being in a car crash, and our hearts actually stopped beating for a little while. Luckily, Niall confirmed that he wasn’t in a car crash and it was all just lies. PHEW! We hope that Nialler has a happy and safe driving life!

Harry’s Tattoos could have killed him…

Yep, Harry Styles got a severe health warning after rumours that he had let a friend doodle on him with DIY tattoo kits. Yikes! Hazza was warned by his mum, Simon Cowell and his tattoo artist about his ever-growing tattoo collection and the risk that he posed to his health. But, did Harry listen? We don’t think so…

Zayn gets accused of cheating on Perrie with an Australian waitress!

Well, this was definitely the story of the month! As an Australian waitress came forward with ‘picture evidence’ that she had slept with Zayn Malik whilst he was dating Perrie Edwards, concerns grew over whether their relationship would hold up or not. Luckily, it did and Perrie ignored the rumours as a load of nonsense!

Other One Direction news in January included…

The boys signing another 3 year record contract! Woohoo! So, we’re stuck with them for at least another 2 years now

Awards: They won two People’s Choice awards – Favourite Song with ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ and Favourite Album with ‘Up All Night’. They also bagged the trophy for ‘Best International Group’ at the NRJ awards.

They also jetted off to Tokyo, Japan to begin filming for their 3D movie, and travelled to Africa for Comic Relief where they would film the video for ‘One Way Or Another’.

February

Harry Styles celebrates his 19th Birthday with a stripper…

Yep, we all remember this and THOSE pictures. Unfortunately, we will never be able to erase them from our memory so we just thought we may as well post them here again anyway. You’re very welcome. Harry’s massive birthday bash kicked off at Rita’s Bar and Dining before they headed off to Alibi Night Club with a big group of his mates including Nick Grimshaw, Miquita Oliver, Pixie Geldof and others.

Harry definitely hit the headlines with those pictures and 1D’s management weren’t very happy, but y’know, if that’s what Harry’s into then who are we to judge?

Zayn Malik nearly quit One Direction…

It’s always a bit of a shock when we hear stories about one of the lads wanting to quit the band, and we never quite believe them. With this story, insiders explained that Zayn had had his “toughest ever” 6 months in the band, what with the cheating rumours and all. So it seemed that it had all taken a toll on him and wanted to quit. Directioners cried. We cried. The whole world cried. But, it never happened so we’re fine.

The One Direction movie trailer premiered…

Remember what it was like back in February counting down the days until the release of ‘This Is Us’? Well, this is when the official trailer for the movie was FINALLY released. This was then followed by an EXTENDED trailer just a few days later, which was all ridiculously exciting. Eeeeeep!

Taylor Swift mocked Harry Styles at the Grammy’s…

   

There was a lot of ‘oh no she didn’t's going around at this time, and just about every Directioner in the world was furious. Whilst performing ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’, she was heard changing the lyrics and mocking Harry Styles, saying: ”So he calls me up and he’s like [*cue British accent*] ‘I still love you’”. Yikes. So, Directioners started a Taylor Swift hate club. Brilliant.

‘One Way Or Another’ premiered on the radio and the video was released!

One Direction’s Comic Relief single finally got it’s first air play on 15th February on Radio 1 by Nick Grimshaw. And it was amazing. The video for the single, which One Direction filmed themselves was then released on 21st February. We have to say, the boys have pretty good filming skills because the video was amazing, and soooo cute! They also released behind the scenes videos from their trip to Ghana which really are just heartwarming.

The charity single became the quickest selling song of 2013 so far, selling over 113,000 copies in it’s first week, and making it One Direction’s third consecutive number one single. Nice one, boys!

Their epic ‘Take Me Home’ tour kicked off!

The boys set off on their ‘Take Me Home’ tour on 23rd February in London. The boys absolutely smashed the London date, before conquering the rest of the UK and the world. The ‘Take Me Home’ Tour was like the best thing to happen to us. Ever.

Other One Direction stories in February…

The boys get into a Twitter spat with Boy George, Mumford & Sons snub them at the BRIT Awards, and Jake Bugg calls them ‘terrible’. Oh dear, it’s not been a great month.

Awards: Harry Styles wins ‘Top Male Hair Icon Of 2013′. One Direction grab the award for ‘Global Success’ at the 1D Brit Awards, as well as scoring two top albums of 2012. They were also awarded with the title ‘Worst Band’ and Harry Styles ‘Villain Of The Year’ at the NME Awards. But we prefer not to talk about that.

March

One Direction up the security on their tour…

Harry Styles demanded Military Security on their ‘Take Me Home’ tour, and Louis Tomlinson installed a panic room in his home. This followed the incident where Harry got hit by a shoe whilst on stage, and they found out that fans really can be crazy.

Harry Styles gets a new tattoo…

Yep, it was in March that Harry Styles branded himself with that MASSIVE butterfly tattoo in his chest. Twitter went into meltdown. It seems that Hazza didn’t take the advice of his mum about his tattoos, and just went and got the biggest one he’s ever had. Months later, and we still haven’t really got used to the idea of it.

The boys got turned into waxworks…

Ah, the One Direction waxworks we love them! It was all the way back in March when Madame Tussauds began creating the epic One Direction waxworks to go on display in their museums. We were a little bit worried that they would look slightly creepy, like some of them do. And so we sat and eagerly anticipated the results…

Harry Styles gets Taylor Swift removed from the One Direction movie…

Yikes. Harry requested that all scenes with Taylor Swift were removed from One Direction’s 3D movie. 2 months after they’d broke up, and it looked like things were definitely off between Harry and Taylor. We can understand why Harry would want her to be removed from the film, as it could have been a little awkward when Harry goes to watch it months down the line.

The One Direction movie FINALLY gets a title!

After much speculation as to what the title of One Direction’s 3D movie will be, ‘This Is Us’ was finally revealed. Most people had already worked the title out already thanks to the various clues we were given, but it’s always nice to have it confirmed.

Other One Direction news from March…

Jake Bugg verbally attacks One Direction again. Shock horror. One Direction are put on a diet, and they release ‘alternative’ music video for ‘Kiss You’. Zayn Malik gets a new skull tattoo and we get another ‘Adventurous Adventures of One Direction’ cartoon.

Awards: One Direction win Kids Choice Award’s for ‘Favourite Song’ and ‘Favourite Music Group’.

April

Zayn Malik gets a new tattoo…

Following Harry Styles’ lead, Zayn Malik visited the tattoo parlour again and got his biggest tattoo yet. The design of red lips and angel wings is on his chest and actually, we really do like it! It’s definitely a lot better than Harry’s bizarre butterfly inking anyway.

Niall Horan gets his braces removed…

April was a great month for Niall Horan as he finally had a whole load of metal removed from his mouth! The cute Irishman had his braces taken off to revealed his gorgeous new teeth, and he looked absolutely beautiful!

The Twitter war between 1D and The Wanted begins…

And this is where it ALL started! When Louis Tomlinson and Tom Parker had a bit of a Twitter spat back in April which went a bit like this:

Tom: @Louis_Tomlinson you even talk about us at your own gigs. Are you that upset you didn’t get in this band?

Louis: @TomTheWanted Pal, we both know I wouldn’t waste my time auditioning for your band. You humour me with your bad boy persona.

And little did we know, this was to develop into something crazy.

Niall Horan is rumoured to be dating Zoe Whelan…

As everyone waited to see if Niall would confirm their relationship, betting was already taking place as people cashed in on Niall’s love life. But, the pair still continued to deny the rumours so we never actually found out.

The official One Direction movie poster is revealed…

It was getting closer and closer to the release of One Direction’s ‘This Is Us’ movie, and we FINALLY got to see the official poster. Exciting stuff, eh?

Other One Direction news from April…

Harry Styles gets another tattoo ‘Little Things’ and is reported to be dating Kimberley Stewart. Also rumoured to be texting Ke$ha too, awkward.

Awards: One Direction win two Radio Disney Awards for ‘Best Music Group’ and ‘Fiercest Fans’ for the Directioners!

May

Liam and Danielle split up, for good…

It was the story that stole the headlines, Liam Payne and Danielle Peazer had officially split up! They had split up briefly a few months prior, but this time it was for good. It was a sad day for us here at OneDirection.net because we loved Liam and Danielle we thought they made a great couple! But, Directioners were obviously thrilled to hear that Liam was back on the market.

Harry Styles is officially named the hottest member of 1D by psychologists…

Yeah, this actually happened! An actual psychologist confirmed that Harry was the hottest member of the band because he has the most “average” face and “looks like someone we all know“. Well, that’s settled that then.

#1BigAnnouncement, 1D announce ‘Where We Are’ Tour!

Wow, it does not seem like it was all the way back in May when One Direction announced their epic 2014 ‘Where We Are’ stadium tour! After drumming up so much hype for a few weeks prior, the announcement really did turn out to be as amazing as we all expected! The tour will take them to stadiums all over the world, billed to be their biggest tour to date. Although the name of the tour didn’t really follow the trend of previous album-titled tours, we’re sure it will still be bigger and better than ever!

One Direction take up football at Wembley stadium…

Boys will be boys, and after they announced their massive 2014 tour, they went off to enjoy a kick around at Wembley stadium. And the most exciting part about it for us, was that we got plenty of lovely pictures of them sporting various football kits to drool over.

Other One Direction news from May…

Noel Gallagher insults One Direction by calling them ‘clowns’. Niall is linked with Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson.

June

Harry’s mum gets married…

…And Harry looks mighty fine as best man. Harry’s mum Anne married her long-term partner Robin Twist at a swish restaurant Pecks near the family’s home in Congleton, Cheshire where Harry was best man.

One Direction star in Anti-Bullying campaign…

The boys starred in a series of YouTube videos as they teamed up with Office Depot for an anti-bullying campaign aimed at teenagers. The boys tried to spread the message and get their individual stories across to help tackle the issue.

Harry Styles records solo song ‘Don’t Let Me Go’…

Well well well, this really WAS a surprise! Harry Styles recorded his first solo song which went viral on the internet back in June. Although some people suspected that this indicated Harry was to go off and do his own solo thing, officials confirmed that he definitely will not. Good song though.

Nandos launched a special One Direction themed menu…

The clever people over at Nandos picked up on Niall’s obsession with their chicken, and so they cooked up their very own 1D themed menu. This featured The Harry, The Niall, The Liam, The Louis and The Zayn. Ah, we’re pretty gutted that we missed out on this!

Zayn got a tattoo of Perrie…

If this wasn’t breaking news in June then we don’t know what was! Although, we’re kinda finding it hard to believe that it was all the way back in June. Anyway, Zayn went and got himself a permanent inking of his gorgeous girlfriend Perrie Edwards on his arm. And it’s not some small inking either, it’s pretty unmissable! The best thing is, Perrie didn’t even know anything about it! What a cute surprise, eh? Well, we say cute, some may say creepy.

Other One Direction news from June…

The Wanted challenge One Direction to a fight. That never happened. Liam Gallagher says One Direction’s music is “Sh*t”. Robbie Williams calls 1D’s tattoos “horrendous”

Awards: Top Duo/Group, Top New Artist and Top Pop Artist at The Billboard 2013 Awards. ‘Most Popular Music Group’ at the Social Star Awards and ‘Best Band’ at the Italian MTV Awards.

July

Harry Styles rumoured to be dating Kara Rose Marshall…

Harry was simply spotted shopping with hot model Kara Rose Marshall in New York City, and the rumour mill went crazy. So, obviously as they discussed iPhone’s in the Apple store, that meant that they were about to get married. It’s a crazy, crazy world!

Niall Horan ‘breaks up’ with Zoe Whelan…

So, it seems that as Harry gets into a ‘relationship’, Niall Horan ends one. Well, that relationship that probably never actually started between him and Zoe Whelan. We don’t know whether it actually happened or not, but it’s more than likely that it didn’t.

One Direction release the music video for ‘Best Song Ever’…

It’s the music video that we’d waited AGES for, and it finally arrived on 22nd July. After loads of teasers in the form of pictures and video clips, it’s safe to say that it definitely didn’t disappoint and certainly lived up to the hype. The epic 6 minute long video sees Harry, Niall, Liam Louis and Zayn dress up as characters and act out the HILARIOUS video. The video was a massive hit all around the world and even broke the VEVO record! The actual single topped the iTunes charts in 64 countries, too! Amazing!!

One Direction star on the front cover of Teen Vogue magazine…

We absolutely love a good One Direction magazine cover, so when Teen Vogue slapped their faces on the front of their glossy mag, we couldn’t contain ourselves. The pictures are just too much. When will One Direction do a not-so-hot photoshoot? Ever? No, probably not!

One Direction get individual magazine covers for GQ magazine…

And here’s yet another magazine shoot from the boys. Can they just stop being so damn hot already?!

Other One Direction news from July…

Harry Styles gets mobbed in New York, no surprise there then. #RIPZaynMalik started trending on Twitter. Zayn wasn’t dead. Harry Styles takes ill during a concert. One Direction release their very own make-up range.

August

‘Zayn Did 9/11′ song causes outrage…

The single, called “Zayn Did 9/11″ by an artist called “Rucka Rucka Ali was available to download for $0.99. It’s no surprise that Directioners were absolutely furious about the song which contains lyrics such as “Zayn, Hussein did 9/11, na na na na. Zayn is the lead singer of the group Al Quaedirection. He blew a plane into some buildings on September the 11th.”. We still don’t know how it even made it’s way onto iTunes!

One Direction cover ‘Fabulous’ magazine…

This was definitely one of our favourite One Direction magazine shoots EVER. Fabulous magazine really spoiled us with these incredibly beautiful pictures of One Direction looking all sexy and what not. We bought 23 copies.

‘Crazy About One Direction’ Channel 4 Documentary makes Directioners furious…

A documentary featured on Channel 4 about Directioner’s caused outrage in One Direction world. Fans were said to be disgusted as to how the show portrayed their fan base, and some were even reported to have attempted to commit suicide. The way that all Directioners were portrayed as being ‘crazy’ appeared to deeply offend them.

Liam Payne starts dating Sophia Smith…

Months after he broke up with Danielle Peazer, Liam Payne finally moved on and began dating his school ex Sophia Smith. At first, Directioners weren’t very happy at all and just wanted Payzer back. What did you think of Liam and Sophia at first?

One Direction attended ‘This Is Us’ movie premiere…

Directioners piled into Leicester square to see 1D at the premiere of ‘This Is Us’. And we can see why everyone was so eager to sneak a peek of the boys, as they looked ridiculously HOT!

Zayn and Perrie get engaged…

Quite possibly the One Direction story of the year as Zayn Malik popped the question to his long-term girlfriend Perrie Edwards! Zayn’s mum was the first to confirm the rumours, and Zayn eventually confirmed it himself on Good Morning America after Perrie was spotted wearing an engagement ring. Eeeeep! We can’t wait for the first One Direction wedding!

One Direction release ‘This Is Us’ Movie in cinemas…

We waited all year for One Direction’s blockbuster movie ‘This Is Us’ and it FINALLY hit our cinema screens on 30th August. We have to say, the movie is absolutely epic and definitely the best movie we have EVER seen! OMG, we want to watch it again now!

Other One Direction news from August…

Taylor Swift told Harry Styles to “Shut the f*ck up” at the VMAs.

Awards: One Direction won Teen Choice Awards for ’Choice Summer Tour’, ‘Choice Group’, ‘Choice Single’ – for Live While We’re Young and ‘Choice Love Song’ for their hit Little Things.

September

Liam Payne saved Andy Samuels from fire…

We will never forget the day we heard that Liam Payne’s flat had gone up in flames and his best friend Andy Samuels had severe burns. Liam Payne was dubbed a hero for pulling his friend away from the flames, and everyone was just thankful that everybody made it out alive.

Harry Styles reportedly ‘chasing’ Cara Delevingne…

A source revealed that Harry Styles was keen to date British model Cara Delevingne, they said: “Harry’s been chasing Cara nonstop. He really likes her and has been saying that he wants to be exclusive with her.”

“[He] says he wants them to be boyfriend and girlfriend.” Hmm. True or not true?

Louis Tomlinson was attacked by a footballer…

Yep, we all remember the incident when Louis Tomlinson was attacked by footballer Gabriel Agbonlahor which caused him to fall on the floor and throw up at the side of the pitch. Definitely was not the best story to read about. Poor Louis!

Zayn Malik gets another tattoo…

 

Yep, Zayn took another trip to the tattoo parlour in September, and got himself a new inking. This time it was a tattoo of a tiger on his left arm, a little less shocking than the inking of Perrie he got last time.

Other One Direction news from September…

Harry Styles gets booed at an Elton John concert. Niall Horan splits up with Ellie Goulding, gets back with Zoe Whelan apparently.

October

One Direction take two spots on the Best Selling Albums of 2013 chart…

 

Both ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Take Me Home’ managed to steal a spot on the ‘Best Selling Albums’ chart of 2013. The albums both managed to scoop the top 40. It’s no surprise that ‘Take Me Home’ charted at #20, being that it was only released last year and is still one of One Direction’s most popular albums.

‘Our Moment’ breaks records as fastest selling perfume ever…

The Perfume Shop revealed that bottles of the One Direction’s perfume ‘Our Moment’ were flying off the shelf faster than any other perfume they’ve ever had! And it’s no surprise that this happened, being that it IS One Direction after all and everyone just went crazy to smell like how 1D like a girl to smell!

Liam Payne had his boxers stolen…

Yep, some girls actually climbed on to Liam’s balcony and stole his boxers whilst he was sleeping. The cheek! One of the girls said: “It was terrifying. They (the pants) were on the balcony, then I heard someone say, ‘hello’, and so I jumped the fence. Liam seemed really confused. He didn’t say anything to us directly, he just said, ‘hey’ and looked at us then we legged it.” We bet poor Liam is traumatised now!

‘Story Of My Life’ premieres on the radio…

The second single of One Direction’s third album ‘Midnight Memories’ premiered on the radio on 25th October, and Directioners went crazy. Speaking about the awesome track, Niall said: “It’s up there with the best that we’ve brought out but ‘Story Of My Life’ might just take it. It’s a very passionate song and when you see the video that goes with it, it suits it as well. “ We absolutely LOVE ‘Story Of My Life’!

Other One Direction news from October…

Niall Horan wins ‘Hunk Of The Year’. Liam Payne is voted the hottest member of 1D.

November

The ‘Take Me Home’ tour draws to a close…

One Direction finally got a well deserved break from touring as their ‘Take Me Home’ tour ended in November. They definitely put on a great show and we’re so proud of them for keeping it up for so long! The tour was just amazing and they definitely need this break to prepare for an even bigger and better tour next year!

Harry Styles goes on a date with Kendall Jenner…

And this is where it ALL started! Harry was spotted on a date with Kendall at Craig’s restaurant in LA, and then driving her home in his Range Rover. It all looked very cosy, but was it the real deal? The story soon developed to just be a bit of a publicity stunt, but the saga continued…

The music video for ‘Story Of My Life’ is released…

The video for 1D’s brand new single ‘Story Of My Life’ was finally released on 3rd November and Directioners went CRAZY! It had a lot to live up to after their epic video for ‘Best Song Ever’,and failed to break the VEVO record but it was definitely still an amazing video!

1D Day happened…

OF COURSE the most exciting event of the month was the massive 7 hour live stream by One Direction on 23rd November. But we’re sure you all know what it was so we’ll just say this… It was EPIC!

‘Midnight Memories’ is released…

One week after the full album was leaked online, Midnight Memories was FINALLY released! The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and just about every other album chart in the world. And is that really any surprise? It’s amazing!

Other One Direction news from November…

The boys miss out on two YouTube music awards. Harry Styles’ unwashed T-Shirt is auctioned off for charity. One Direction star in Macy’s Christmas advert for ‘Our Moment’. Niall Horan is named the fans fave member.

Awards: American Music Award’s: Favourite Pop/Rock album with ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘Favourite Pop/Rock Band Duo or Group’. EMAs: ‘Best Pop’ and ‘Best UK & Ireland Fans’.

December

Niall Horan spotted on a date with Barbara Palvin…

The pair were spotted on a date to the cinema to watch ‘The Hunger Games’ and spotted holding hands as they attended the X Factor UK after party. However, Niall’s mum later insisted that the pair are ‘just friends’ and he was simply holding her hand to help her down the stairs. Hmm, are they or aren’t they? We think that this could be a relationship we see blossoming in 2014.

Harry supposedly ‘secretly’ dating Daisy Lowe…

Amongst all the rumours about Harry and Kendall as they’ve been spotted together at hotels and what not, comes the rumour that he’s secretly texting Daisy Lowe. According to a source, Harry and Daisy have been secredly dating for a month. The source said: “When Harry met Daisy there was a real spark. When they see each other they make sure it’s in private at night or with a group of friends.”

Harry Styles expected to release a solo album in 2014…

Oh, and here’s this rumour again. Apparently Harry Styles will be releasing some solo music next year, but won’t be leaving One Direction. Hmmmm, we’ll see.

‘This Is Us’ smashes UK DVD sales…

The DVD was released on Thursday 19th December, and it proved to be a massive hit. Although most Directioners probably went to see the movie in cinemas they still rushed out to buy their own copy on DVD when it was released, selling a whopping 170,000 copies in just one day! This made it the biggest first day sales of a music DVD/Blu-ray in the UK ever! Nice one, boys!

Other One Direction news from December…

One Direction performed on X Factor UK, US, Italy and Saturday Night Live. Harry Styles takes out a court order against paparazzi.

OK, so that’s it for this year!

We realise we’ve probably missed out quite a lot, but we just picked out the best stories as if we wrote about EVERYTHING that One Direction had done this year, then we would literally be here for another year.

We hope you enjoyed reading this massive round-up and we look forward to see what the boys get up to in 2014!

Merry Christmas!

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