Louis Tomlinson has vowed never to appear on BBC Breakfast again following his interview today (February 3).
The former One Direction star sat on the couch to discuss his debut solo album Walls, but took issue with presenters Dan Walker and Louise Minchin's line of questioning, which included how he tackles grief in his songs and the future of the famous boyband.
Related: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson in a "good place" after death of his sister and mother
During the chat, Dan said: "Do you feel that at some stage, 'I've put too much of [myself] in there', or is that part of helping you in writing that way, about the loss of your mother and your sister and other things?"
Louise went on to ask about the impact that 'Two of Us' – a moving ballad about his mum Johannah Deakin's battle with cancer – has with fans, and how it must be "quite hard" to perform the track live.
"It was the first couple of times," Louis noted. "It's a little bit more professional now. Also, I've sang it a couple of times so, yeah, I feel good about it."
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Elsewhere, questioned about his "spat" with fellow singer Zayn Malik, Louis said: "God, you're proper going in here. They will [be interested] but people pick up on every little thing I say. I'm not ready to have that conversation yet and I think that's fair enough."
But the uncomfortableness was far from over, as the show's hosts also asked the perpetual question on everyone's lips: what's happening with a One Direction reunion?
"You've gone trauma, Zayn and now we're on One Direction," Louis replied. "I'll give you the answer I give everyone else – it's inevitable but I don't know when.
"I think we'd be stupid not to get back together but I don't know. I've only just released my first album, this is what I'm here for."
Posting on Twitter shortly after his interview, Louis wrote to his followers: "Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back."
Dan Walker responded to the tweet, saying: "Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to speak to you on BBC Breakfast this morning. Can I ask what you are upset about?"
Louis replied: "I was upset that you continued to ask me about my grief. It goes without saying how hard it is to lose both people so close to me. The least I ask is that you respect my decision of not wanting to be asked in interviews about something so painful.
"I'm lucky enough to have a creative outlet for me to talk about grief this doesn't however give you the right to talk about it for gossip purposes."
Dan then added: "Hi Louis. We were asking you about the song on your new album about your mum. We know it's painful which is why we didn't dwell on it. No intention to upset you or be 'gossipy' about it at all. That's not our style on BBC Breakfast."
The BBC also defended the line of questioning, telling The Mirror: "We wanted to cover all aspects of Louis' life that have influenced his new album and feel the questioning was fair."
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