Niall Horan had no idea he was first on the list when it came to “The X Factor U.K.” judges picking pictures of auditionees to form One Direction back in 2010.

Horan chats to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman about a video the show posted last year, showing Simon Cowell adding his photo first to what would become one of the biggest boy bands out there.

As Hoffman questions whether he knew this beforehand, or whether he found out with everyone else, the singer replies: “I found out when that video came out. I seen it and I was like, ‘Really?'”

Horan jokingly adds, “It was always going to be built around me.”

When you've waited Twelve Years to find out exactly how @onedirection was formed

Finally, here's how: https://t.co/n0l4FQPELX #XFactor #12YearsOfOneDirection pic.twitter.com/P0ix9C2FDt

— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) July 23, 2022

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