We love a surprising celebrity friendship, especially when it involves two of our favorite
Brits!
Harry Styles and James Corden have given us SO many hilarious clips to date, but how did
we get here and how did they get so close?
Let’s dive in!
Celebrities go on talk shows all the time
to promote their projects, but something about Harry Styles and James Corden together feels
like *more* than the typical celeb-host relationship…
You might have heard that One Direction bandmate
Louis Tonlinson introduced Harry to James back in the day, as Louis’ mom knew James
through the TV world, but James and Harry’s connection actually goes back even further
than that!
Back in 2010 when Harry was just 16 auditioning
out for the X Factor UK, did you know Harry actually lived in the attic of one of James
Corden’s producers in London?
Yup- as Ben Winston mentored Harry, Harry actually asked if he could crash with him
and his wife for a couple weeks…
…So they put a mattress to their attic, and a couple weeks turned into 20 months—enough
time for he and 1D to go from reality show hopefuls to global phenomenons!
Come 2015, 1-D, newly a group of four, chose
to hop on James’ couch to chat about Zayn leaving the group.
Of course-- James couldn’t resist pitching the idea of taking his place!
“Harry, did you ever think we should bring
someone else into the band?
No.”
Harry may have shut him down, but that was
DEFINITELY not the last we’d see of James and 1D…
A few months later, the guys returned to the
show to play a game of Tattoo Roulette, and Harry ended up getting “Late Late’ permanently
inked on his arm!!!
“Let’s reveal the tattoo now!
Here it is!”
What a champ!!!
Soon after, the guys returned for an EPIC episode of Carpool Karaoke
“you’re insecure don’t know what for”
Honestly, this went down as one of the best Carpool Karaoke episodes EVER, and we watch
it over and over anytime we want to put a smile on our face!
Harry joined James for a full week in May 2017, though at first, he had a little trouble
getting into the building…but cleared that up with one long, dreamy stare.
Every night he performed another song off his solo album, and James poked fun at Harry
as he dressed up in a suit with no shirt underneath…
“did you just say it makes me cry in a cool way?”
Now riding shotgun as a solo artist, Harry joined James for another Carpool Karaoke adventure—and
nearly 70 million people watched!
In addition to belting it out together, we got some hilarious moments…
“It’s a bit nipply…but my actual nipples show.”
“Harry!
James!
How are ya buddy?”
Then in a Christmas episode of Carpool Karaoke in late 2017, James wished Harry a happy Christmas,
then they took it to the next level!
“Happy Christmas Harold, (kiss) wow I did not expect that for Christmas!”
The smooch must have sealed the deal, because a couple days later when James’ wife went
into labor, he called Harry to hold down the late night show, while he joined his wife
at the hospital!
Only a true friend would be there within two hours!
Harry joked that he was just at the hospital and got James and his newborn baby girl confused.
“She looks a lot like James — mainly because
James looks like a giant baby.”
When Harry was making the rounds promoting
his album Fine Line in 2019, he became the DRIVER for Carpool Karaoke where James taught
him the art of the *fake talk show host laugh*
“Well I saw the doctor and he said it wasn’t ingrown at all.”
Nailed it!
He and James also STOPPED TRAFFIC together as Harry performed a Crosswalk Concert!
It definitely took the convincing only a trusted
friend could do—and I think we can all agree that we are SO glad James twisted Harry’s
arm!
“Watermelon sugar high, watermelon sugar high, watermelon sugar high, come on let’s
go!”
Harry ended up hanging from a line above traffic—an antic only BFFs would find themselves in!
Can you even imagine being in your car when Harry did all of this in the street?
“harry, James, I can, you wouldn’t tell…”
And just recently, the pals starred in a Gucci
campaign video together!
You really cant fake chemistry like theirs!
Obsessed with these two- and there’s no
question that after all of these magical and hilarious moments, Harry and James’ friendship
is the real deal!
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And let me know in the comments which Harry and James moment was your fave, and which
other celebrity friendship you’re obsessed with!
I’m your host Carly Henderson and I hope you have a great day!