In an exclusive interview, Holly Scally, 16, who dated Niall, 18, for nine months, tells us.
He may be worth £2 million now but two years ago the blond cutie's pocket money didn't stretch very far.
Holly reveals: 'We didn't have much cash. On one date, Niall took me to Roma Café in Mullingar for some chips which probably cost about two Euros [£1.60].
'Even back then, I knew he'd go far.
'He was always singing and playing his guitar and was really good.
'He used to sing me songs he'd written or covers, like Justin Bieber's Baby or Jason Mraz's I'm Yours.
'Once he paid 15 Euros [£12] to hire a boat and rowed me across a lake while singing to me.'
Read more about Holly Scally and Niall Horan and see more pictures of the pair in Now magazine dated 11 June 2012 - out now!
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