On his career: ‘Sometimes it may come across like I’m not enjoying it. I think that’s just my attitude. I’m just laid-back, a bit chilled. But I’m always enjoying myself, I promise.’

On his dance moves: ‘I’m not a dancer at all,” he admits in what remains a marked Bradford accent, his As resolutely short and flat. Not even socially? “Yeah, I move a bit. I’ve grown up a bit as well. I’ve learnt a few moves over the years, in the clubs. But I’m not yer dancer, that’s not me.’

On leaving 1D: I just knew that I wanted to go. I was fed up. I didn’t wanna do that any more.’

One his relationship with 1D now: ‘I have no beef.’

On talking about sex in his music: ‘Everybody has sex, and it’s something people wanna hear about. It’s part of everybody’s life, a very BIG part of life! And you don’t wanna sweep it under the carpet. It has to be talked about.’

On the women in his life: ‘There’s a lot of fit celebrity birds!’