Harry Styles ‘ghosted’ Little Mix alum Jade Thirlwall after 1 date

Harry Styles on "The X Factor"


Harry Styles “ghosted” Jade Thirlwall while he was a contestant on “The X Factor” in 2010.Ken McKay/Talkback Thames / Shutterstock
Shout-out to her ex.

Little Mix alum Jade Thirlwall revealed Harry Styles “ghosted” her after just one date while he was a contestant on “The X Factor.”

“We were like 16 or something,” she said in Tuesday’s episode of “The Louis Theroux Podcast” on Spotify.

Little Mix on "The X Factor"
“He didn’t message me back,” the Little Mix alum (left, in 2011) said on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” Tuesday.Ken McKay/Talkback Thames / Shutterstock


“I thought, ‘That’s it now. He’s gone. He’s made it,’” Thirlwall (seen here in 2024) added.GC Images
Thirlwall shared that the date occurred shortly after Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson formed their boy band, One Direction, on the British music competition in 2010.

“And then the minute they went on live shows, he didn’t message me back,” she recalled.

“I thought, ‘That’s it now. He’s gone. He’s made it.’”

One Direction on "The X Factor"
Styles (center) rose to fame on the singing competition with his One Direction bandmates, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.Ken McKay/Talkback Thames / Shutterstock

Little Mix on "The X Factor"
Thirlwall (left) formed Little Mix with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson on “The X Factor” the following season.Ken McKay/Talkback Thames / Shutterstock
However, after Thirlwall rose to fame with her Little Mix bandmates, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, on the following season of “The X Factor,” Styles reached out to her to apologize.

“I saw him … and he was like, ‘I’m really sorry that I ignored you,’” she remembered.

The podcast’s host, Louis Theroux, put it more bluntly, telling Thirlwall, “He ghosted you.”

Louis Theroux and Jade Thirlwall in a podcast studio
Thirlwall told Louis Theroux that Styles is “very charming.”Louis Theroux Podcast

Harry Styles at the 2021 Grammys
“I was so young. It didn’t really matter,” she added.Anthony Pham via Getty Images
“Yeah,” the “Angel of My Dreams” singer conceded. “I was so young. It didn’t really matter.”

Thirlwall, 32, went on to call Styles, 30, “very talented” and “very charming,” noting that she does not harbor any ill will toward the “As It Was” crooner these days.

Styles went on to date future “X Factor” presenter Caroline Flack, Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner, model Camille Rowe and his “Don’t Worry Darling” co-star and director, Olivia Wilde, among other stars.

Jade Thirlwall on a red carpet
Thirlwall (seen here in 2024) recently launched her solo music career.Dave Benett/Getty Images

Harry Styles performing at Coachella 2022
Styles (seen here in 2022) more recently romanced Kendall Jenner and Olivia Wilde.Getty Images for Coachella
The Grammy winner most recently romanced actress Taylor Russell, but Page Six confirmed in May 2024 that the couple had broken up after one year together.

Thirlwall, for her part, has dated “Britain’s Got Talent” alum Sam Craske and the Struts bassist Jed Elliott.

The “It Girl” singer is currently in a relationship with rapper and actor Jordan Stephens.