One Direction: then and now – from angelic little X Factor kids to HOT pop superstars

Remember four years ago when five cheeky little chappies turned up at the X Factor auditions with nothing but dreams in their hearts and sparkles in their eyes? Well those five guys – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik – were the bare bones of One Direction, the biggest band in the world.

Back in 2010 the guys were sweet, smooth-of-chin and naïve to the pleasures of showbiz. But not anymore.

In the recent wake of Zayn’s ‘joint' smoking video, we take a look back at the boys – then and now.