One Direction fans go wild as Harry Styles thanks his former bandmates at BRIT acceptance speech
‘Suddenly I’m 11 again’: One Direction fans go wild as Harry Styles thanks his former bandmates at BRIT Awards acceptance speech
One Direction fans went wild on Saturday night after Harry Styles yelled at his former bandmates in his acceptance speech at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena.
The 29-year-old singer swept the awards ceremony by taking home four gongs, winning in every category for which he was nominated, including the coveted Entertainer of the Year.
He also took home awards for Album of the Year for Harry’s House, Song of the Year for As It Was and Pop/R&B Act during the show.
In one of his acceptance speeches, he named all the members of One Direction and said that he “wouldn’t be here without you.”
Harry said: ‘I want to thank my family for being the most supportive and understanding family I could have asked for.
Shout! One Direction fans went wild on Saturday night after Harry Styles yelled at his former bandmates at his acceptance speech at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena.
‘I want to thank my mum for inviting me to X Factor, I wouldn’t be here without you.
“I want to thank Niall [Horan]Luis [Tomlinson]Liam [Payne] and zayn [Malik] Because I wouldn’t be here without you either.
Viewers back home went wild for the recognition of the band, which went on hiatus in 2015, taking to Twitter to express their joy.
One said: “I can’t believe it’s 2023 and Harry thanked One Direction that my therapist will find out about this.”
A second added: ‘this is crazy. harry’s name falling at an address in 2023 was not on my bingo card’.
Another repeated: ‘Harry mentioning an address is a world stopping moment.’
While a fourth quipped: “Harry said I’m a couple drinks, let’s mention an address.”
A fifth agreed, writing: “I can’t believe it’s 2023 and Harry himself mentioned an address.”
Grateful: In one of his acceptance speeches, he named all the members of One Direction and said he “wouldn’t be here without you” (band pictured in 2012)
In shock: Viewers at home went wild over the recognition of the band, which went on hiatus in 2015, taking to Twitter to express their joy
While a sixth tweeted: “Harry thanking One Direction in the UK in the year 2023…suddenly I’m 11 again.”
And someone else said: ‘2023 harry recognize an address is healing me’.
Harry also said that he is “aware of his privilege” as he appeared to allude to the online criticism he received after the Grammy Awards when he said that “people like me” don’t win while accepting the Album of the Year award.
He dedicated the award to several female artists who were not nominated after the BRITs received criticism for their all-male Artist of the Year lineup when the category became gender-neutral.
He said: ‘I am aware of my privilege here tonight, so this award goes to Reyna, Florencia [Welch]Mabel and Becky [Hill].’
His night: The singer, 29, swept the awards ceremony by taking home four gongs, winning in every category in which he was nominated, including the coveted Entertainer of the Year.