Horan and his One Direction bandmates presented Gomez with the award for best pop video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. The two reportedly started cosying up to each other sometime after. There was reportedly "hugging and kissing" at Jenna Dewan's 35th birthday party in December 2015, and that same month, they stepped out together in London. They were linked again in late 2019, but in December 2019, on Gold Coast's "Breakfast With Lise, Sarah, Dan & Ben," Horan claimed that he was "very much single."