Harry Styles has said he fully expects his ex Taylor Swift to use their relationship as inspiration for her songwriting.

The One Direction heartthrob, [uuid=b2f74cac-6feb-4c17-ae7b-b922be565d97]who dated country-pop cutie Taylor[/uuid] for several months at the end of 2012, told US Weekly:

"It would be hypocritical for me to say she couldn't do it because everybody writes songs based on personal experience."

The 19-year-old star continued: "I can't say I'd have dated someone less famous to avoid it."