Inside Louis Tomlinson's Relationship With Harry Styles Today - The List

There's no denying that One Direction was beloved in its entirety, but naturally, fans still had their favorite members in the popular band. In an interview with The Guardian, Louis Tomlinson opened up about being an underdog in the group and what it felt like to be seen as "forgettable, to a certain degree." Every other bandmate seemed to have their own it-factor, except for him. For example, Tomlinson described Harry Styles as the guy who came across "very cool." When comparing their now solo careers, and finding notable songwriters to collaborate with, Tomlinson noted "Harry won't struggle with any of that."

However, despite the inevitable competition that has emerged between the former 1D bandmates, there has been no notable feuding between Styles or Tomlinson. In fact, quite the opposite. As noted by Elite Daily, Styles and Tomlinson's tight-knit friendship led fans to speculate that the two were romantic partners. This upset Tomlinson, who was dating Eleanor Calder at the time. "It created this atmosphere between the two of us where everyone was looking to everything we did," Tomlinson shared.

Despite the dating conspiracies and career competition between Styles and Tomlinson, the two bandmates remain friends to this day. Tomlinson told "Hits Radio Breakfast" in 2019 that he had "not seen Harry for a while" but had "been in contact with him." "It's proper nice. Proper nice," he added (via Pinkvilla).