Union Jstar Selena Gomez in Portugal.

The Sun had claimed t[uuid=2eec856c-f519-487c-9af8-0a5606cac2de]hat "things got very heated" [/uuid]between George and Justin Bieber's ex after The X Factor boyband opened for Gomez as part of her Stars Dance tour.

However, JJ has since told The Metro that Selena and Shelley are NOT an item, stating: "They are just friends. It’s not our place to discuss but they are friends and, obviously, George will say what he wants to say about the situation."

Hamblett went on to confirm that they did hang out with Selena, but nothing happened between her and George, adding: "She didn’t get off stage until quite late, so we just went and she invited us all back to her hotel and we had a drink."

During our interview with the Carry You band, George spoke about the moment Gomez asked him to 'give her a call' during an appearance on CBBC, to which [uuid=fd82cce0-584b-4b29-bfca-4a46f6df5bb2]he admitted he would he would[/uuid] “probably go silent and be really shy” if they were to ever meet up.