One Direction are followed by screaming fans after every gig they play - but it's the teenage girls' mums who are more likely to come on to them.
The boys say they sometimes having a bit of trouble trying to deal with eager cougars' advances.
'Mums are more confident than their daughters and so they will go the extra mile to grab you and suggest things,' says Zayn Malik, 19.
Louis Tomlinson, 20, adds: 'Ask Harry - they just go for it.
'They will grab and pinch and it gets quite tricky.'
Harry Styles, 18, is known to be a fan of older women after his highly-publicised relationship with 32-year-old The Xtra Factor presenter Caroline Flack.
It seems he'd be happy to date an older 1D fan if one caught his eye.
'I would not have a problem,' Harry tells The Sun.
'As long as they were nice and made me smile.'
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