This is one direction's chance to grow up

However Liam insists that despite their huge on-going success the temporary rest is a necessary step to gain some much-needed perspective. “I actually think we’ll be more grown up in the

break when we get back to life a little bit,” said the 22-year-old. Liam admitted that fellow band members Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have recently faced numerous reports

of internal strife buts says of the break: “It’s just about catching up with friends and family and having a bit of a realisation for how amazing the time in the band has been so far.”

Heart-throb Harry, 21, concurred, adding: “We’re very lucky to travel a lot. But there are a lot of places that you’re kind of going around that you’d like to come back to and experience on

your own.” While Liam and Harry want a clean break, Louis, who was the most devastated by the sudden departure of band-mate Zayn Malik eight months ago, is determined to keep the group in

each other’s pockets. “We talk about having a lads’ holiday, which could be massive,” he says. “Even when we have like two weeks off, by the time we have a couple days off and get back to

work, we’re all raring to see each other again.” Clearly this is one band that’s not singing the same tune.