Like their fans have been doing all day, the members of One Direction have gone on social media to share their thoughts on the group’s 10th anniversary.
Noticeably sitting out the milestone – at least so far – is Zayn Malik, who left One Direction in 2015.
Here’s a look at what Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne had to say on Thursday:
I’ve been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that’s happened over the last ten years. I’ve seen things and places that I’d only ever dreamt of when I was growing up.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with some of the most incredible people, and gained friendships that I know I will treasure for the rest of my life. None of this would be possible without the support you’ve given along the way.
And for that, I will be forever thankful. I just can’t believe it’s been ten years. Thank you to our crew, our team, and everyone else who helped us along the way. To all the fans, I love you, and I thank you with all my heart. You did it all, and you changed everything.
And finally.. to the boys, I love you so much, and I couldn’t be prouder of everything we achieved together. Here’s to ten.
When I met these four gents there was no way I thought we would go on to do what we did. So many unbelievable memories we shared together. We felt the adoration of millions from around the planet on a daily basis and it was mind blowing.
It’s such a major part of our lives and always will be. Cheers to US today boys and thank you to all you beautiful people who have supported us over the last 10 years.
It’s the 150 person crew of carpenters, lighting, riggers, sound, stage manager Mill that flew the globe with us. it’s our band, our security boys, tour managers, our managers, our label, Sarah cooking our food for us on the road. Today is a day to celebrate those guys also.
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Feeling pretty emotional today. 10 years!! Spent the morning watching old interviews and performances. Just wanted to send a massive thank you to ALL of my band mates. What we did together was incredible
Too many incredible memories to mention but not a day goes by that I don't think about how amazing it was. [Niall, Harry, Liam, Zayn]. So proud of you all individually.
And to the fans. The people who gave us all these amazing opportunities. You are incredible, your unmatched level of loyalty is something that makes me really really proud.
Miss it every day!
Thanks to everyone that’s supported us over the years and thanks to the boys for sharing this with me
It’s been so great to reconnect with so many amazing people today.
I just wanna take a second to thank all the team behind 1D and crew who helped us everyday we couldn’t have done it without you.
All those tours albums and good times took some serious planning and hard work…whether it was masterminding a route around the world for us to take or putting up the stage everyone did such an amazing job and became friends and people we would never forget... what a team... here’s to a whole lot of history.
What a journey… I had no idea what we were in for when I sent this text to my Dad ten years ago at this exact time the band was formed. Thanks to everyone that’s supported us over the years and thanks to the boys for sharing this with me #10YearsOfOneDirection pic.twitter.com/0d17ggB66x
— Liam (@LiamPayne) July 23, 2020