Simon Cowell told how he didn't think One Direction would ever get back together and revealed his biggest regret with them was not owning their band name. He said: 'The one thing I regret is I should have owned the name. They own the name.'
He was the chattiest member of One Direction when I interviewed the fresh-faced pop stars of the newly formed boyband in 2011.
One Direction, consisting of Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, on stage during their X Factor adventure in 2010 Last week, both Louis and Niall unfollowed their former boss on Instagram — the ultimate signifier of a Millennial’s fury. Cowell also revealed his ‘regret’ about letting the band own the One Direction name, which meant he couldn’t continue cashing in on their legacy after they broke up.There is, I’m told, no chance.
Undoubtedly, their schedule was gruelling. The band performed an average of one concert every two days during their Take Me Home tour in 2013, fulfilling the 124 dates that Cowell demanded of them. That, I’m told, put pressure on them — not just as a group but also as young men. Cowell, on the other hand, took the firm view that he had given these five young men an opportunity of a lifetime — something most teenagers can only dream of. Those close to the former X Factor judge have staunchly defended him over his treatment of the band. One tells me: ‘Simon set One Direction up to never have to work again.
His bandmates Liam and Harry were in the U.S. yet Cowell implored them, at a day’s notice, to make the journey to the show’s West London studios to be with their friend. Zayn was reportedly axed by American label RCA Records in 2021 due to concerns about his alleged cannabis use and an altercation with his ex, model Gigi Hadid — the mother of his daughter Khai — and her mother Yolanda.
Cowell has signed with a production company Box To Box films to make a TV series out of his hunt for a One Direction-style band and there have been rumours that he is at the centre of a bidding war between streaming services.
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