While One Direction fans continue to mourn the departure of Zayn Malik from the pop-rock group - there could be even worse news to come.
Sources tell E! Online that Harry Styles could be the next member to leave One Direction. The 22-year-old singer reportedly has developed a fascination for Hollywood and has dreams of becoming an actor.
"Harry has told his friends that the wants to get into acting. He loves Los Angeles," an insider told E! News.
Styles is reportedly also considering a career as a solo artist. The insider added that Styles had been working on some solo music and has "been writing with other artists Meghan Trainor, Kodaline and Ariana Grande."
Styles' decision to leave the group has reportedly been in the works for some time. Another source told E! News that over the past year Styles has been distancing himself from the other band members - Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan.
"Harry has distanced himself from the rest of the band over the last year," a second source told E! News. "He considers himself to be on a different path to the other boys. He certainly has hopes of doing solo stuff, branching out on his own, and so this might be the natural juncture in which to do that."
Malik announced his departure from One Direction on Wednesday, with an official statement on the band's Facebook page.
"My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined," the statement read. "But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band. I'd like to apologize to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart. I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight."
