Ariana Grande slams rumours of romance with Niall Horan

Publish date: 2024-05-22

They've been spending plenty of time together over the past week but Ariana Grande has insisted she and Niall Horan are just friends. 

The feisty 21-year-old singer blasted reports of a romance with the One Direction heartthrob, also 21, before taking to the stage at London's Capital FM Summertime Ball on Saturday. 

She told The Sun on Sunday: 'A girl can be friends with someone with a d**k and not hop on it.'

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Just friends: Ariana Grande hit out at reports she is dating Niall Horan by saying, 'A girl can be friends with someone with a d**k and not hop on it' Just friends: Ariana Grande hit out at reports she is dating Niall Horan by saying, 'A girl can be friends with someone with a d**k and not hop on it'

Just friends: Ariana Grande hit out at reports she is dating Niall Horan by saying, 'A girl can be friends with someone with a d**k and not hop on it'

Ariana, who has had previous high-profile relationships with Big Sean and Nathan Sykes, also said she is sick of her love life being of more interest to people than her music. 

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She added: 'I'm tired of needing to be linked to a guy, I'm not Big Sean's ex, I'm not Niall's new possible girl. I'm Ariana Grande.' 

Not too bothered: Niall had a huge smile on his face as he hit the town after Ariana denied rumours of a romance 

Not too bothered: Niall had a huge smile on his face as he hit the town after Ariana denied rumours of a romance 

Club-hopping: Niall went to the official Summertime Ball after party at Mahiki before heading to burlesque club Cirque Le Soir Club-hopping: Niall went to the official Summertime Ball after party at Mahiki before heading to burlesque club Cirque Le Soir

Club-hopping: Niall went to the official Summertime Ball after party at Mahiki before heading to burlesque club Cirque Le Soir 

They were first linked last week when Niall went to see Ariana perform at the O2 before Ariana was seen leaving Niall's Hertfordshire mansion in the early hours of the morning just a few days later.  

Niall - who recently split from Australian student Melissa Whitelaw - was also spotted visiting her at a central London hotel.

Talking about their rendezvous, Ariana insisted it was all innocent fun, adding to the Daily Mirror: 'My friend Fredo is really close with Niall and he came to my show in London, I met him there, he was super nice.

Who needs romance: Niall appeared to be having fun with pal Olly Murs after Ariana insisted she isn't dating the One Direction heartthrob

Who needs romance: Niall appeared to be having fun with pal Olly Murs after Ariana insisted she isn't dating the One Direction heartthrob

Linked: Grande and Horan were first linked last week when Niall went to see Ariana perform at the O2 before Ariana was seen leaving Niall's Hertfordshire mansion in the early hours of the morning just a few days later Linked: Grande and Horan were first linked last week when Niall went to see Ariana perform at the O2 before Ariana was seen leaving Niall's Hertfordshire mansion in the early hours of the morning just a few days later

Linked: Grande and Horan were first linked last week when Niall went to see Ariana perform at the O2 before Ariana was seen leaving Niall's Hertfordshire mansion in the early hours of the morning just a few days later

Newly single: Niall recently split from Australian student Melissa Whitelaw because they couldn't sustain a long distance relationship 

Newly single: Niall recently split from Australian student Melissa Whitelaw because they couldn't sustain a long distance relationship 

'We then all went over [to Niall's] for a game night, it was really fun.'

Meanwhile, Ariana soon ensured the attention was off her love life and back on her when she hit the stage at Wembley .

The pint-sized performer sexed up the annual concert by belting out her hits in a very revealing leotard, which showed off her lithe legs.

Her performance came after Niall and his bandmates Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson rocked out in London for the first time since Zayn Malik's departure in March.

'He's nice': The singer, 21, avoided questions on whether she was dating the Irish heartthrob before her racy performance, insisting she had a fun night out with him in London this week

Hitting out: Ariana insisted she hates being linked to male celebrities and wants to be talked about for her music  

They took the opportunity in person to shrug off reports they were heading for a split.

Liam said: 'We have just started the process for recording the new album, we've got a whole new tour going on, there are some really good songs so I don't think we are going anywhere for a while.'

Work it: Ariana had the crowd eating out of her hand as she strutted her stuff in front of thousands of revellers

Work it: Ariana had the crowd eating out of her hand as she strutted her stuff in front of thousands of revellers

Well heeled: Ariana gave herself a boost in the height stakes with a killer pair of crystal-encrusted stiletto boots 

Well heeled: Ariana gave herself a boost in the height stakes with a killer pair of crystal-encrusted stiletto boots 

Meanwhile, Niall didn't let Ariana's comments stop him from having a good night as the singer hit the town in London. 

He first headed to Mahiki where he and X Factor presenter, and good pal, Olly Murs joined a host of stars at the official Summertime Ball after party. 

Little Mix, Nathan Sykes and Tom Daley and his boyfriend Dustin Lance Black were among the celebrities who partied until 3am. 

Sing it: She may be small but the star proved she can certainly sing as she belted hit after hit

Sing it: She may be small but the star proved she can certainly sing as she belted hit after hit

After that, Niall and Ollie headed on to burlesque-themed club Cirque Le Soir where they stayed until 4.30am. 

Indeed Cirque is the same club where Ariana partied with Niall on Monday night just hours after performing for 20,000 fans at the O2 arena – the first UK date on her The Honeymoon world tour. 

The boys are back: One Direction preformed together in London for the first time since Zayn Malik quit 

The boys are back: One Direction preformed together in London for the first time since Zayn Malik quit 

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