Harry Styles isn't one to shy away from talking about sexuality. From opening up about the sexual undertones of his lyrics, to getting naked in his album artwork, to making blow job jokes in front of his ex Kendall Jenner, he doesn't hold back.
While Harry's been talking more and more about his sexuality, there are a tonne of aspects of his new album Fine Line that have led fans to speculate on his sexuality. Some fans think the album cover is Harry's cryptic way of coming out as bisexual, while LGBTQ+ Twitter was positively LIVING for his new 'Lights Up' video. Meanwhile, Harry himself has been open about gender and experimenting with fashion, wearing a dress for a recent photoshoot.
Harry performed on Radio 1's Live Lounge today (Wednesday December 18) and covered Lizzo's anthem 'Juice'. So far so normal. But what queer fans were quick to point out on Twitter, was that he didn't change the pronouns in the song. In the clip below, you can see Harry merrily singing the 'Juice' lyrics just as god (Lizzo) intended.
"You better come get your man, I think he got lost in my DMs," he sings. Followed by, "I think he wanna be way more than friends." And as he's singing it, the most knowing/cheeky smile spreads across his face.
One fan commented, "His swagger is off the charts" and I think that says it all. Others were also quick to point out he changed another lyric so he wouldn't sing a racial slur. "We stan a white king that knows he can't say *****," golderntrio wrote.
Naturally, Twitter has gone into meltdown. And this is the second time in a week that bisexual fans have lost their shit. Last weekend, Harry has addressed rumours that he's bisexual head-on, in an interview with The Guardian. When asked about the "clues" that lead people to believe he's bisexual, and whether he's ever been directly asked, Harry said, "Um. I guess I haaaaave been asked? But, I dunno. Why?"
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Questioning why he often gets asked about his sexuality, Harry added, "It’s not like I’m sitting on an answer, and protecting it, and holding it back. It’s not a case of: I’m not telling you cos I don’t want to tell you. It’s not: ooh this is mine and it’s not yours ... It’s: who cares? Does that make sense? It’s just: who cares?"
Asked about the bisexual "clue dropping", Harry responded, "Am I sprinkling in nuggets of sexual ambiguity to try and be more interesting? No."
He continued, "in terms of how I wanna dress, and what the album sleeve’s gonna be, I tend to make decisions in terms of collaborators I want to work with. I want things to look a certain way. Not because it makes me look gay, or it makes me look straight, or it makes me look bisexual, but because I think it looks cool.
"And more than that, I dunno, I just think sexuality’s something that’s fun. Honestly? I can’t say I’ve given it any more thought than that."
Responding to a question about whether he minds being asked about his sexuality, Harry said, "What I would say, about the whole being-asked-about-my-sexuality thing – this is a job where you might get asked.
"And to complain about it, to say you hate it, and still do the job, that’s just silly. You respect that someone’s gonna ask. And you hope that they respect they might not get an answer."
Basically, Harry just doesn't wanna label his sexuality, and that's completely OK too. Let's get back to listening to Fine Line then, shall we?
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Emily Gulla was Cosmopolitan UK’s Former Editorial Assistant/Junior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer, covering celebs, TV and film for the site, magazine and video. She’s interviewed the casts of your favourite TV shows, from Bridgerton to Derry Girls and Stranger Things, as well as dozens of Love Islanders. She also loves getting stuck into long-read features, writing on all things digital culture (including her favourite topic: memes), and dating - having appeared on the radio to discuss dating.
Emily's work has also been published on ELLE, Women's Health, Harper's Bazaar, Digital Spy and more. She holds a First Class degree in English with Film Studies from King's College London, and even wrote her dissertation on Love Island. You can find Emily on Instagram and LinkedIn, and can see more of her work on her website.
