One Direction star Harry Styles is working on a solo record according to reports.

According to The Mirror Harry visited a recording studio in Hollywood last week while on a break from 1D’s mammoth world tour and began working on early versions of songs for the album.

The paper quotes a source as saying: “He loves messing around with some of the new songs he’s been working on.

“He’s bounced some ideas off his friend Ed Sheeran and has already laid down some vocals.”

However the source reassured One Direction fans that Harry wasn’t planning on leaving the band any time soon, saying: “Harry’s priority is obviously still with 1D.

“But when he decides the time to go solo has arrived, he’s likely to have a project raring to go.”

In January the band signed a new deal with Sony which apparently stated that all five members would face financial consequences if one of the decided to quit in the next three years…