Jade Thirlwall, the Little Mix star, just spilled the tea about a date she had with Harry Styles back in the day—and it didn’t exactly go as planned. In a recent episode of *The Louis Theroux Podcast*, Thirlwall recalled meeting Styles when they were both teenagers on *The X Factor*. They stayed in touch and eventually went on one date when they were “like 16.” But things took a turn when Styles joined One Direction. “The minute they went on live shows, he didn’t message me back. I thought, ‘That’s it now. He’s gone, he’s made it,’” Thirlwall shared with a laugh. She bumped into Styles later after Little Mix’s rise to fame. “He was like, ‘I’m really sorry that I ignored you,’” she said. When host Louis Theroux pointed out that Styles had ghosted her, Thirlwall just laughed it off, saying, “I was so young that it didn’t really matter.” Despite the ghosting, Thirlwall had nothing but kind words for Styles. “He’s very lovely, very charming,” she said, adding that his success is well-deserved because he’s “very talented.” Thirlwall’s story is a fun peek into the early days of two music icons’ lives. Little Mix, which went on hiatus in 2022, and One Direction may have taken different paths, but it’s clear both acts have left a lasting mark on the music world. So, what’s the takeaway? Even pop stars like Harry Styles can have awkward teen moments—though thankfully, it all worked out in the end!