Exposing Larries HQ

Throughout the years, this theory has been heavily spread throughout the fandom. Larries became convinced that Harry and Louis were together at the same airport after these photos were posted online.

As you can see, the guy next to them is wearing the same shirt in both photos. Both of the guy's posts include the hashtags Larry and LarryIsReal. What Larries conveniently leave out are the dates these photos were actually posted because that’s where their narrative completely falls apart.

The photo with Louis was posted in September 2017, when he was arriving in Las Vegas to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival while the photo of Harry wasn’t posted until early December 2017, when he was arriving in Tokyo. These photos were taken about 2 months apart and in different countries.

The guy also later edited the captions of both posts to include the “LarryIsReal” hashtags, which originally were not there.

This is another one that some Larries like to use as “proof,” claiming Louis was secretly wearing what they believe is a wedding ring to Harry while “in private.”

This isn’t true. It’s just a glare! Here are more photos from that same day where you can clearly see he isn’t wearing any rings.

This is one of the most common pieces of “proof” that Larries like to use, claiming Louis was admitting he's gay. I’ve seen this video shared countless times over the years by numerous Larries. In reality, it’s just another example of Larries taking a moment and taking it out of context and presenting it as something that wasn’t.

Despite what Larries say, this isn’t true. The fan who was actually there and recorded the original video came forward and clarified what was really said. Louis never said, “I’m gay, it’s pretty unfortunate, isn’t it Eleanor?” at all. What actually happened was that another fan told Louis they shared the same birthday. Louis responded with, “Well, that’s pretty unfortunate!”

Another fan who was there also confirmed this, as they posted about it on twitter.

@/ashtonstribe: "Someone had said they have the same birthday as Louis, and he said 'it's pretty unfortunate'... not anything else, stop making up shit."

@/ashtonstribe: "People saying all these stories about Louis and Liam last night.. I was fucking there & half of what you are saying didn't happen..."

@/ashtonstribe: "I don't know why people feel the need to make up stories that are far from the truth... you people are the reason we can't have nice things."

@/asthonstribe: "LOUIS DID NOT COME OUT, SOMEONE SAID THEIR BIRTHDAY WAS ON THE SAME DAY! Not gay, DAY!"

Unfortunately, I don't have a screenshot of their original tweets because their account got suspended. However, the tweets are real. This is a screenshot of one of the replies that was left underneath one of their tweets.

Of course, despite the fans who were actually there confirming what was really said, many Larries still didn't believe them. Another fan, who was friends with someone on tumblr, was part of the same group that interacted with Louis and was with the fan who made the birthday comment. Right after the interaction, she texted her friend about what had happened and confirmed the birthday comment.

As you can see the photo that she sent matches the video perfectly. I think it's also worth mentioning that this fan was a pretty big larrie at the time!

Here's another video where you can clearly hear the guy tell Louis that they share the same birthday.

After I posted my thread of all the times that Louis and Harry have denied Larry over on twitter, I got this comment from a deranged Larrie who's been quite obsessed with me lately.

Now, if you’ve been in the fandom since the 1D days, I’m sure some of you have seen or heard this claim that Larries have spread for years about “leaked footage” of Harry apparently crying after being “forced” to deny Larry in an interview, and Niall comforting him afterward.

This has even been spread on here over the years which they use as "proof" of this lie.

This never happened. As usual, it's another lie that has either been completely made up or taken out of context and used as proof.

First of all, the footage isn’t “leaked.” It comes from an interview that the boys did with 60 Minutes in 2013. Secondly, Harry isn't crying. In the full clip, both him and Niall are laughing and Niall hugs him. That's it!

Harry was also sick with hay fever during this interview. In one part, he can be seen sneezing, blowing his nose, and clearly struggling a little bit.

I'll also link the full interview here in case anyone wants to watch it in its entirety.

This has been debunked a few times over the years, but despite that, some Larries continue to spread it like the gospel.

1. Felicite Tomlinson (Louis' Sister)

The first one that i have comes from a Twitcam that Felicite did with a friend in June of 2012. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find the original video. It was uploaded to YouTube, but the fan who posted it deleted both the video and their channel. To show that it did in fact exist, here's a capture from the Wayback Machine.

If anyone is able to find the video, please send it to me! It would be greatly appreciated.

Anyway, during the livestream, she responded to questions from fans about Louis’ sexuality and, of course, Larry. At one point, she said: “I don’t say it’s a bad thing to be gay. It’s just kind of rude to me because I know he’s not gay, and you’re all just like, ‘No, your brother’s gay.’ Like, no he isn’t. Shut up.”

Shortly afterward, she read another comment saying, “Louis is clearly gay,” and replied: “He has a girlfriend!”

I also found some of Felicite's old Ask FM responses, where she denied Larry multiple times and made her feelings on it pretty clear.

Mind you, she was only around 12 or 13 years old at this time! Like why the hell are you harassing a literal child?

Here are some comments that she made on her instagram in response to Larries that were harassing her.

3. Lottie Tomlinson (Louis' Sister)

Lottie seems to have stayed mostly quiet about Larry over the years. However, she did respond to some Larries back around 2014 after they began harassing her.

This is from when Lottie accidentally favorited a gif of Harry and Louis with the caption “boyfriends.” Of course, Larries lost their shit and took it as proof that Larry was real. She quickly unfavorited it and tweeted that it had been a mistake.

4. Daisy Tomlinson (Louis' Sister)

After a Larrie posted photos of Jay with Harry and tried to use them as “proof” of Larry, Daisy commented under the post and called them out.

I know Daisy and Phoebe have made other comments about Larry in the past, including on their Instagram stories, but I wasn’t able to find them.

If any of you have screenshots or anything, please feel free to send them my way. I’m trying to compile as many verified statements as possible, and I’d be happy to add them on here!

5. Keith Tomlinson (Louis' Grandfather)

Keith also addressed Larry on multiple occasions and made his feelings on it pretty clear. In 2013, he responded to a Larrie who made a very disgusting comment.

In January of 2016, Harry posted a message of sympathy following a terrorist attack in Peshawar. A Larrie responded by replying “larry is real.” Keith wasn’t impressed and called them out for it

And before anyone asks, yes, this is Keith’s real account. It’s followed by members of Louis’ family, as well as Niall. There are also some unseen photos on the account, confirming that it’s real.

6. Stanley Lucas (Louis' Childhood Friend)

In 2012, Stanley replied to one of Louis’ tweets about Eleanor and their anniversary. Larries quickly began spamming him with tweets that Larry was real and that Elounor was fake. Eventually Stanley responded to some of them.

In one response he even called Larries "delusional weirdos."

7. Simon Jones (worked for 1D)

I couldn’t find Simon’s exact job title, but he worked with One Direction and at HJPR. He played an important role within the company. On July 19, 2014, he tweeted that HJPR had never fabricated a relationship or date for any of their clients

And for further proof that Simon did actually work with 1D. He was mentioned in articles by both The Guardian and Influencer Intelligence, which has him and HJPR listed.

8. Grace (Harry's friend)

Harry’s friend Grace also denied Larry after Larries started harassing her on Instagram.

And if you have any doubt that she knows Harry, she also posted this photo of herself facetiming Harry and another friend on her Instagram

8. Josh Devine (One Direction's Drummer)

During a Twitcam live that Josh did with Niall around 2012, while reading through the comments, Josh came across a question asking whether Larry was real or not. In response, he said: “I’m pretty sure Larry isn’t real, guys.”

He was then asked again in 2014.

These are all of the statements that I am personally aware of. There may very well be others that I’ve missed, especially older ones that have since been deleted or are difficult to find. If anyone has anymore feel free to send them to me. I’ll do my best to add them to future updates.

Should any new comments or statements be made in the future, I’ll also try my best to keep these posts updated!

While doing my research on various topics regarding Larry, I came across a post on here that compiled many of the denials and statements made by Harry, Louis, their family members, friends, and people within their circle. While it was incredibly useful, a lot has happened since then, including additional comments and denials that weren’t included in the original post.

Because of that, I decided to put together my own updated and expanded version. I’ve also seen some Larries claim that Harry and Louis have never denied Larry, which anyone who has been in the fandom long enough and paid attention knows simply isn’t true.

So, here's of the many times that Harry, Louis, their families, friends, and others close to them that have denied and pushed back against Larry over the years. Enjoy!

1. Louis

Let's start with Louis. On September 16th 2012, Louis went on a little rant about Larry on Twitter. He tweeted, calling it a “ridiculous conspiracy theory,” and even said that Larry was “the biggest load of bullshit” that he had ever heard.

Larries ended up getting defensive and started attacking Jay, Louis’ mother, after she spoke up in support of him and Eleanor. Louis then had to come back and address the harassment once again with this tweet.

Not long after this, in September 2012, Louis addressed Larry again in an interview, saying it was no longer funny and had become difficult to deal with. He even said that the rumors were starting to affect the way he and Harry acted around each other in public.

In an interview with The Hot Hits in late 2012, Louis addressed the harassment directed at his girlfriend Eleanor and his mother, saying that the people responsible (Larries) should be “put in their place.”

In November 2013, Louis called the rumors “fucking annoying.” When asked if he could at least appreciate the effort that fans put into the theory, he said, “I wouldn’t say it was impressive.”

In 2014 after a reporter implied that he was gay, Louis publicly responded to her on Twitter "I am in fact straight.”

In an interview with The Sun in 2017, Louis denied Larry again.

In an interview that Louis did with Andy Cohen, Louis was asked once again about Larry and denied it, as always.

In a 2024 interview with G1, Louis said that the rumors irritated him and that some people will not see the truth for what it is. And as of recently, in 2025, he also tweeted that the conspiracy theories surrounding his relationship, son, and family had become “too hurtful” to see. Congratulations Larries, you made twitter an awful and toxic environment for him.

2. Harry

During a 2013 interview with Sunrise Australia, Harry was shown a magazine featuring photoshopped images of him and Louis kissing. When asked if there was anything going on between them, he said, “No.”

Now i am not sure if this is real or not, so take it for what you will. This is a direct Twitter message, presumably with a fan, likely from around 2013 or 2014.

In April 2016, a Venezuelan fan got the chance to FaceTime Harry and ask him a few questions. One of the questions she asked was whether Larry was real, to which he replied, “No.” She later shared this on Twitter, and it was also reported by some media outlets, such as CleverNews

During a 2017 promo interview, Harry was directly asked whether “Sweet Creature” was about Louis. Once again, he denied Larry, saying he would “lean towards no." You can clearly tell that he seems annoyed and a bit uncomfortable.

He also denied it again with USA Today

While Harry doesn’t mention Larry by name here, I think this is worth including. In his 2022 Rolling Stone interview, he spoke about having to warn the people he dates about online rumors that aren’t real, and that it can get “really crazy,” and can be “really mean.”

3. Liam

In 2012, Liam made his feelings on Larry known, tweeting to a fan, “I think the Larry stuff needs to stop anyway…” He also responded to a fan on Instagram in 2013/2014 asking if Larry was real, saying, “It’s not. I find it very strange tbh.”

In 2015 Liam addressed Larry in an interview with Attitude Magazine. He called it “absolutely nuts,” compared it to a conspiracy or cult, and said it frustrated him because he knew it wasn’t true. He was certainly right about it being a cult 😭

Liam denies Larry in an interview with KDWB 101.3 in 2017 and on a live around 2020 where he was asked if Larry was disrespectful.

4. Zayn

During an interview with FADER Magazine in 2016, Zayn said there were no secret relationships going on with any of the band members. He even said the rumors weren't funny, and was still quite hard for them, affecting how they interacted in public with each other.

5. Gemma Styles (Harry's Sister)

In April of 2014, Gemma responded to a tweet from Eleanor after Larries claimed she was “hinting” that Larry was real. Not long after, she responded to a Larry on her Tumblr, where she called Larries “a waste.”

A week after Louis’ son was born, Gemma liked a photo of a jacket with the words “Not Your Baby” on the back. Larries believed it was her way of hinting at “Babygate.” When a fan later asked her about it on twitter, she made it clear that she wasn’t thinking about their theories.

In 2016, Gemma posted a photo of graffiti on her Instagram, which made Larries believe that it somehow proved Larry, seemingly because the graffiti featured blue eyes. When a Larrie commented “confirms larry” under her post, Gemma responded, “are you mental?”

As of recently May 2026, Gemma liked this post criticizing shipping culture and its harmful effects. The post referenced Larry and included Louis’ comments about how it negatively affected his friendship with Harry. I think this makes it pretty clear how Gemma feels about Larry

Well, it turns out Tumblr has a limit too 😭 I wasn’t able to fit everything onto here, so there will be a Part 2 covering the remaining ones which i'll be posting later today!

I keep seeing Larries spread this shit around over on Twitter / X. That’s not a “disco ball,” it’s literally a stage light.

Here are the same shots from a different angle where you can clearly see it’s a stage light and not a disco ball.

After I and multiple other people called her out and debunked her claim, instead of just admitting that she was wrong, in typical Larry fashion she still tried convincing everyone that it was still a disco ball when it very clearly wasn’t.

Another Larrie who attended the show with her even tried to defend her. Do you notice anything? Look closely at the they photo posted of the supposed “disco ball.” If you aren’t blind like Larries, you can literally see that it’s a stage light.