Harry Styles has openly revealed that he was ashamed of his sex life, admitting it “felt like the only thing that was mine.”
The hitmaker – whose third album is about to be released – has begun navigating issues related to intimacy, a journey he has detailed in a new interview.
Trust was a difficult concept for the 28-year-old former member of teen-favorite boy band One Direction, as he explained to Better Homes and Gardens.
“It felt like the only thing I owned was my sex life”: Harry Styles recalled being “ashamed” of intimacy and admitted it was “stressful” learning who to trust (pictured this month
He said: “For a long time I felt that the only thing that belonged to me was my sex life. I was so ashamed of it, ashamed of the idea that people even knew I was having sex, let alone with whom.
“Back then, there was still the kiss-and-tell stuff. Figuring out who to trust was stressful.’
Luckily for the Watermelon Sugar pop singer, his perspective changed and he questioned his embarrassment over the fact that he’s young and single — “It’s like, yeah, I have sex,” he said.
Journey: The hitmaker – whose third album is about to be released – has started to navigate his way through intimacy-related issues (pictured in 2018)
During the era of his second British-nominated album Fine Line in 2019, Harry came under scrutiny when it came to his sexuality.
The singer, who hails from Worcestershire and has a close circle of friends, said it was a “bizarre and outdated” expectation to publicly reveal who he’s slept with and how he’s defined himself.
“I’ve been very open about it with my friends, but that’s my personal experience; it belongs to me. The whole point of where we should go, which is to accept everyone and be more open, is that it doesn’t matter,” he said.
Public eye: During the era of his second British-nominated album Fine Line in 2019, former One Direction member Harry, 28, faced scrutiny over his sexuality (pictured May 2019)
With a thriving discography taking his career to new heights, Harry, who has also set foot in the door of acting, promises his new record, Harry’s House, to be their “most intimate” album yet.
With anticipation of the May 20 release date, the Dunkirk star said his commercial success won’t dictate “whether his life is over,” instead focusing on making his loved ones – and future children – proud.
During the height of lockdown, the solo star spent six weeks doing “virtually nothing”, including not writing and recording music – paving the way for him to realize his previous schedule had accelerated avoidance.
Harry said that whether they were friends or people he’d dated, he was always “gone” before difficult conversations could ensue.
New tunes: With a thriving discography taking his career to new heights, Harry, who has also set foot in the door of acting, is promising his new album, Harry’s House, will be his ‘most intimate’ album to date (pictured in this month )
It’s been over a decade since curly-haired, 16-year-old Harry auditioned for The X Factor, where he was inducted into the judge-curated boy band One Direction alongside Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
And even now, as his musical prowess takes him from strength to strength and from country to country, the pop star confessed that sometimes he expects someone to turn around and say, “The jig’s off, you’re done now.”
It was a feeling that engulfed a worried Harry during his One Direction days and early years as a solo performer, admitting he was “terrified” it would all end because he “didn’t necessarily know who he was.” without music.
Career launch: It’s been over a decade since curly-haired 16-year-old Harry auditioned for The X Factor, where he was inducted into judge-curated boy band One Direction (from LR: Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry , Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, 2010)