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Video: One Direction star Louis Tomlinson calls Stephen Nolan 'a little s**t' during bizarre interview

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson was being interviewed by Stephen Nolan 
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson was being interviewed by Stephen Nolan  One Direction's Louis Tomlinson was being interviewed by Stephen Nolan 

BBC presenter Stephen Nolan held what appeared to be an unusually tense interview with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson as the boy band prepared to perform three dates at Belfast's SSE Arena.

During the conversation, Tomlinson asked the presenter if he had heard the boyband's latest single 'Perfect'.

After confessing that he had yet to hear the song, Nolan was called 'a little s**t' by Tomlinson and then slapped on the shoulder.

Nolan appeared annoyed by the gesture and warned Tomlinson 'Don't touch me'.

The interview then appeared to take a more normal tone with the One Direction singer discussing the band's new single.

Warning: video contains strong language

BBC presenter Nolan called 'a little shit' by One Direction Louis pic.twitter.com/9q0e5uRIPn — Stephen Nolan (@StephenNolan) October 21, 2015

Stephen Nolan later tweeted to say that the interview was held in good spirits.

ONE Direction finally took to the stage in Belfast last night after Tuesday's controversial cancellation when singer Liam Payne became ill.

The world's biggest boyband - Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson - performed at the SSE Arena and will repeat their show tonight and play the rescheduled date on Friday.

Few details have been released about the nature of Payne's illness that led to the sudden cancellation.

There was still much criticism on Wednesday of the group after many fans had spent up to three hours waiting in the arena on Tuesday night.

None of the four-piece addressed the crowd personally, leaving a representative for the venue to come out on stage and read a statement.

Payne (22) broke his silence in a series of Twitter messages on Wednesday, thanking his distraught fans for their support and describing his excitement to get back on stage.

"I'm so sorry to everybody I disappointed last night. I'm feeling better now. I really hope everyone can make the rescheduled date on Friday," he wrote.