It's official (sort of!) - the coveted curtain hairstyle is back, back, back, or so says One Direction's Zayn Malik, who was pictured sporting the popular '90s 'do last night (November 13).


So we're taking a trip down memory lane to celebrate the best pop curtains of the '90s (and maybe early noughties) below:

1. Ben Adams

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We dread to think how long A1's Ben Adams spent straightening his impressively long curtains...

2. Declan Donnelly

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There was always one major physical attribute to set Dec apart from Ant back in the day - yep, those curtains. Here are both Ant and Dec back in 1997 at the tender age of 21.

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3. Mark Owen

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Robbie Williams rocked them, and Howard Donald gave them a good go, but it was Take That's Mark Owen who became synonymous with curtains. So soft and fluffy, look as they effortlessly fall across his face in this vintage snap from 1993.

4. Let Loose

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We're Crazy for the curtains on Let Loose's Lee Murray and Richie Wermerling. Mind you, we're not entirely sure whether Murray's 'do is actually classed as a bob, but here's the British boyband back in 1993.

5. Adam Rickitt

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Adam Rickitt's clearly been borrowing Ben Adams's straighteners - check out his blonde curtained 'do back in 1999.

6. Peter Andre

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Peter Andre took his curtains very, very seriously, and used lots and lots of gel to maintain them. Here's Andre's shiny, shiny curtains circa 1995.

7. Nick Carter

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Cheesy Nick Carter had cheesy curtains to match. Take a look at the Backstreet Boy in his '90s heyday.

8. Jared Leto

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OK, so he wasn't a popstar (although he's in a famous band now), but Jared Leto and his curtains were both pin-ups for millions of teenage girls when he starred as the dreamy Jordan Catalano in My So-Called Life in 1994.

9. Brian McFadden

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Brian McFadden had the best curtains in Westlife, though he faced tough competition from fellow blond-haired singer Kian Egan.

10. Lee Brennan

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Lee Brennan sported classic curtains back in his 911 boyband days.

11. Aaron Carter

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Former popstar Aaron Carter obviously followed in famous brother Nick's footsteps with his fabulous curtains. Here's Aaron looking angelic back in 1998.

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