There’s no denying that British singer, songwriter and actor Harry Styles has turned his concert stages into a safe space for LGBTQ+ fans. During his gig at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday 19 June, the ‘As It Was’ singer spotted the request of an Italian fan, Mattia, who was holding up a sign that read: “From Ono to Wembley: Help me come out.”
After asking the fan to pass the sign to him onstage, Styles said, “So you would like the people of Wembley to bring you out. Okay? All right.” Grabbing a rainbow flag, he continued, “Make some noise for Mattia everyone!”
As the crowd cheered and chanted the fan’s name, Styles said, “When this flag goes above my head, you are officially out. I think that’s how it works… Alright, when this [flag] goes over the head, you’re officially gay, my boy!”
The singer then proceeded to run back and forth on the stage with the flag by his feet as his band helped build the anticipation with drum rolls. At one point, Styles even teased the fan by joking, “Nope, still straight!” before finally waving the flag above his head in triumph and declaring, “Congratulations, Mattia, you’re a free man!”
As the crowd cheered, the singer waved and blew kisses to the fan before continuing his show.
Harry helps a fan come out tonight at Wembley Stadium - June 19 🏳️🌈 (via @calsmoodswings) #LoveOnTourWembley pic.twitter.com/or0BbRkg1K
— HSD Love On Tour (@hsdlot) June 19, 2022
This was night two of Styles’ Wembley shows. Following his first concert on Saturday 18 June, the singer tweeted that it was “one of my favourite shows we’ve ever played […] I don’t know where to begin thanking you, I’m completely overwhelmed. I’m so grateful, I’m so happy. Thank you, thank you. I love you all. See you later. H,” he wrote.
On Sunday, eagle-eyed fans also spotted Styles’ old bandmate, Niall Horan, wholesomely singing along to all of the singer’s hits—including One Direction’s debut single ‘What Makes You Beautiful’—with the rest of the crowd.
A day after the concert, Styles further announced Ha Ha Ha, his new collaborative capsule collection with Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele. The 25-piece menswear looks inspired by the 70s is set to hit the brand’s stores from mid-October.
niall watching harry play the guitar after he taught it to him i’m not okay pic.twitter.com/2DhEH3oaIZ
— tavs🥤 (@lwtstfreak) June 19, 2022
A little bird told me that Harry Styles is currently working on his own beauty brand. By ‘little bird’, I mean US Weekly. On Friday 28 May, the publication reported that Styles’ name was listed on a new trademark filing for a “perfume and cosmetics” business. The document in question is for a company registered as ‘Pleased As Holdings Limited’ and lists Styles as the ‘director’ alongside his personal assistant, Emma Spring.
PERFUME AND COSMETICS?? SHUT UP RN OH MY GOD IM SO EXCITED. HARRY MAKEUP LINE??? EVERYONE SCREAM AND SHOUT AND MANIFEST WITH ME OR ELSE
— phia♡ (@happierhrry) May 28, 2021
The mind-blowing news was first reported by @TheHarryNews on Twitter, which discovered the company in the UK Company Directory. While there’s no further information on what sort of products we can expect from the brand, the singer is known to be partial to some iconic nail polish looks.
“Previously, fans have said that Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille smells exactly like Styles, so perhaps we can expect some Harry-scented perfume, also,” writes Dazed Beauty. For now, Styles has yet to publicly comment on the filing. Yep, we’re freaking out too.
— Blueparrot19 (@blueparrot1961) May 28, 2021