Niall Horan has sent One Direction fans into a Twitter frenzy after sending a birthday Tweet to Demi Lovato openly calling her ‘honey'.
The pair have been friends for some time and, despite rumours that they've been secretly dating, they've always denied a romance.
Yet Niall's message to the US X Factor judge couldn't have been more affectionate.
‘@ddlovato happy birthday honey!' Tweeted Niall, 18.
‘Have a lovely day! See ya soon'
Demi, 20, responded, ‘@NiallOfficial thank you sweet stuff! :)'
The loving exchange caused so much excitement on Twitter that the term ‘Nemi' was soon trending.
But Niall, who spent the weekend partying at V Festival, is too exhausted to say more.
‘Soooo tired today!' the 1D lad told his Twitter followers.
‘Big weekend!'
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