One Direction member Harry Styles' comments spark speculation about bisexuality

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | 9:25pm
Published By: GMA News | BIANCA ROSE DABU

One Direction band member Harry Styles is no stranger to rumors about being bisexual.

But instead of denying is, Harry seems to just add fuel to the fire with comments in recent interviews.

Last week, Harry and fellow One Direction member Liam Payne sat down for an interview with On Demand Entertainment (ODE), an online entertainment news channel.

When asked what traits they look for in a potential mate, Liam responded first by saying "Female. That's an important trait." Harry then shook his head and said, “Not that important,” and continued listing neutral traits such as "sense of humor" and being "someone who's nice."

Last Sunday, Harry and Payne were also interviewed by United Kingdom tabloid The Sun, with fellow One Direction members Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik.

The boys were joking about setting up Niall for a date. Niall suggested popstar Rihanna while Harry suggested pop princess Ariana Grande. The reporter then suggested that Niall try it with a man, prompting Harry to comment to his bandmate, "Hey, don't knock it 'til you try it."

The comments have gotten people speculating about Harry's sexuality.

But in the past, Harry had addressed the issue, which sprung up from his friendship with DJ Nick Grimshaw.

"Bisexual? Me? I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I'm not," Harry told British GQ last September.

Harry said he didn't mind the rumors surrounding his sexuality.

"Some of them are funny. Some of them are ridiculous. Some of them are annoying. I don't want to be one of those people that complains about the rumours. I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, 'This isn't true!' It is what it is; I tend not to do that. The only time it gets really annoying is that if you get into a relationship and you get into a place where you really like someone and then things are being written in the papers that affect them and how they see you. Then it can get annoying," he said in the same interview.