He enjoyed his first ever solo gig in London on Sunday night, after forging a successful career away from One Direction.
But Harry Styles’ second show in the capital did not run quite as smoothly on Monday, as he fell over onstage in front of the 5,000-strong crowd.
The 23-year-old struggled to keep his balance when he lost his footing during an upbeat number – and later identified the ‘culprit’ as a kiwi fruit, thrown by a fan.
Styles-ing it out! Harry Styles’ second show in London did not run quite as smoothly on Monday, as he fell over onstage in front of the 5,000-strong crowd
In a video captured by a fan, the handsome singer was seen belting out one of his more energetic tracks when he slipped over onstage.
Proving to be a performance pro however, Harry immediately grabbed onto his microphone stand to style out the fall, and bring himself back up to standing.
Bursting into laughter, the heartthrob continued to dance and sing for the adoring crowd – before investigating the cause of his blunder at the end of the song.
Feeling fruity: The 23-year-old struggled to keep his balance when he lost his footing during an upbeat number – and later identified the ‘culprit’ as a kiwi fruit, thrown by a fan
He’s got this: Proving to be a performance pro however, Harry immediately grabbed onto his microphone stand to style out the fall, and bring himself back up to standing
To his and the crowd’s surprise, the culprit was revealed to be a kiwi fruit – which had been thrown onstage by a fan.
Taken aback by the bizarre object, Harry told the audience: ‘You may have seen me fall earlier during this song… it appeared to be a kiwi.’
‘That was the culprit, some green seedy mush,’ he added, before joking: ‘Oh look there’s another! This could end up being a problem.’
Bizarre: Bursting into laughter, the heartthrob continued to dance and sing for the adoring crowd – before discovering the cause of his blunder to be a kiwi at the end of the song
Not standing in my way: In his usual playful style however, he teased the crowds by asking: ‘Did anyone else bring fruit? Shame on you!’
Continuing with the playful scene, he then teased the crowds by asking: ‘Did anyone else bring fruit? Shame on you!’
Aside from the joking however, Harry later thanked his fans for coming to support him at his second Hammersmith Apollo show, following the recent bombing at the Manchester Arena.
Ahead of his hit single Sign of The Times, he said: ‘I would just like to say, it takes a lot of courage to come to shows these days.
‘It takes a lot of courage these days’: Harry later thanked his fans for coming to support him at his second Hammersmith Apollo show, following the recent bombing at the Manchester Arena
Front runners: Proving to have found huge success as a solo artist, fans were pictured camping outside of the venue over the weekend
‘You don’t know how much it means to me and I’m so proud to perform in front of so many lovely people, so thank you.’
Proving to have found huge success as a solo artist, fans were pictured camping outside of the venue over the weekend.
Although they had tickets, getting to the front of the standing section of the auditorium, closest to the stage where Harry will perform, was the ultimate goal for fans.
Dedicated: Some rented nearby Airbnb apartments or hotel rooms, so they could shower without losing their space, and others had been waiting at the venue since Monday
Thinking of others: However, Harry ensured his fans’ devotion was recognised – and had his team deliver pizzas and hot chocolates to those waiting in the cold (above)
Some rented nearby Airbnb apartments or hotel rooms, so they could shower and use the toilet without losing their space in the queue, and others had been waiting at the venue since as far back as Monday.
However, Harry ensured his fans’ devotion was recognised – and had his team deliver pizzas and hot chocolates to those waiting in the cold.
The curly-haired star first shot into the spotlight as part of boy band One Direction, who placed third on ITV’s The X Factor in 2010.
Back in the day: The star (centre) first shot into the spotlight as part of One Direction on The X Factor in 2010, with bandmates Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan (L-R)
Success story: The band went on to find worldwide fame, and were named the second highest earning celebrities by Forbes in 2016
Alongside his bandmates Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, the band went on to find worldwide fame, and were named the second highest earning celebrities by Forbes in 2016.
However, after embarking on a hiatus later that year, Harry decided to go solo – and found further success with his singles Sign Of The Times, Two Ghosts and Sweet Creature.
The singer’s 29-stop world tour, which kicked off in Paris last week, sold out in a matter of minutes in May.
Flying solo: However, after embarking on a hiatus later that year, Harry decided to go solo – and found further success with his singles Sign Of The Times, Two Ghosts and Sweet Creature