Louis Tomlinson Acknowledges Bout Of Envy Against Harry Styles’ Solo Success

Louis Tomlinson admits he was initially envious of Harry Styles' solo success.

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Tomlinson and Styles were half of the former boy band One Direction.

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Styles has enjoyed a meteoric rise since splitting from the group, going on to claim three Grammy Awards in the process.

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Tomlinson shared that they suspected Styles will be the most successful of the group.

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He refused to defend his former bandmate after he came under fire for a controversial Grammy award acceptance speech.

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Several fans slammed Styles after he said, "this doesn’t happen to people like me” during album of the year win at The Grammys.

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Tomlinson is keeping hopes up on a possible reunion between them.

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He was recently spotted with a new fling following his split from his longtime girlfriend, Eleanor Calder.

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Tomlinson has a son, Freddie, 6, with ex Briana Jungwrith.

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