Don't worry — the One Direction alum later apologized. Some Wattpad writers have just been vindicated: it turns out that Little Mix alum Jade Thirlwall once had a short-lived romance with One Direction's Harry Styles.

The pair met while auditioning for music competition show, The X Factor. Although Thirlwall is primarily known for winning as a member of Little Mix in 2011, she initially auditioned the year prior. At that time, a young Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and the late Liam Payne nearly swept the competition as One Direction.

Read on to find out more about Jade Thirlwall revealed about going on a date with One Direction fame Harry Styles.

I was so young, it didn’t really matter but he was always very, very lovely,” the singer told podcast host Louis Theroux

A possible romantic relationship between Jade Thirlwall and Harry Styles went in the wrong direction, according Thirlwall.

Apparently, Harry Styles and Jade Thirlwall went on one date when they were teenagers. And according to the former Little Mix member, Styles ghosted her.

Say it ain't so! Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall has opened up about her brief liaison with Harry Styles – and its unfortunate end.