Could Harry Styles have something to do with the “uncoupling” of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow last month?

The Coldplay singer had a fanboy moment on BBC Radio when talking about his new favourite band, One Direction.

“I think One Direction are the biggest band in the world, their songs are great. I’m saying One Direction are brilliant and I’m not kidding. You know why? Because their songs are really good!”

Hmm, maybe his 9 year-old daughter Apple is the influencer here. Chris went on to speculate on the future of the band, saying, “I don’t think that any of them are going to go solo. I think they appreciate their chemistry from watching their movie…”

Chris isn’t just a directioner for the music, no, he is completely smitten with Harry’s gravity defying locks.

“Harry has come to a couple of our shows, I think I probably said the same thing about chemistry. I can’t remember – I was too enamoured with his hair cut. I was like this, ‘I was pretty sure I was a straight guy before’ — I was having a hot flush.”

Don’t blame him, in fairness.