Not long after his romance with Zoe Whelan, Niall Horan moved on with another famous model. The “Story of My Life” singer was connected to Barbara Palvin once the two were spotted holding hands after an “X Factor U.K.” wrap party, per E! News. But the romance might not have been anything at all — when the photos of the two holding hands emerged, Horan’s reps told outlets that the two were “just friends.”
The brief PDA was the only time Palvin and Horan were spotted publicly. It seemed that they were just friends, and the former Victoria’s Secret model confirmed there was no romance in an interview with Digital Spy. She shared, “He’s my friend. I’ve always been a girl [who] hangs out with boys, and I’m not going to change that, even though people write stuff about me.”
Palvin explained that she has always been a tomboy and has gotten along with guys, and Horan just happened to be one of those guys. The model had nothing but great things to say about the musician, despite there not being a romantic connection. “He’s a lovely guy — fun, Irish, sarcastic all the time,” she enthused. She went on to speak about the rest of the 1D boys, saying, “I like them too, they’re all very nice people. They’re all so hot.” Although there might not have been any romance, Palvin didn’t deny that all the band members were good-looking, and who could blame her?
