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Niall Horan of One Direction bags an Aussie squeeze

It seems One Direction’s Niall Horan has broken the hearts of a million schoolgirls by falling for a 21-year-old girl from downunder!

It seems One Direction’s Niall Horan has broken the hearts of a million schoolgirls by falling for a 21-year-old girl from downunder!

One Direction are the British boy band that set girls hearts aflutter wherever they go – most recently across Australia as they toured the land down-under

So who is the lucky girl who has reportedly caught the eye of Niall Horan while they were here?

21-year-old beauty Melissa Anne Whitelaw is the young lady who has been linked to Irish lad Niall and was seen leaving the band’s dressing room close behind him at Allianz stadium in Sydney earlier this month.

With the very active social media presence of 1D’s fans, they quickly sniffed out Melissa’s Instagram page which has now amassed over 100k followers.

Since the fling was rumoured to have begun, various different Twitter and Facebook accounts have appeared claiming to be Melissa.

One Instagrammer shared a screengrab of what appears to Melissa’s Instagram account purportedly commenting:

“For all you asking yeah Niall and I dating [sic] . Niall has not posted about because we have decided we will wait until it’s the right time. I haven’t done anything to any of you so please stop sending me mean comments.”

While the comment remains unverified and the One Direction lads themselves are yet to comment, the obsessive 1D fans have nonetheless gone into meltdown in a social media frenzy with comments such as:

“OMG Niall Horan and Melissa. They were seen in a casino, they kissed. And he held her by the waist and playing with her hair [sic].”

Click through the gallery to see Niall’s rumoured new Aussie squeeze!

Do you know Niall’s new squeeze Melissa Anne Whitelaw? If so, leave a comment in the comments section below the gallery!

21-year-old Melissa Anne Whitelaw from Sydney is rumoured to be the Aussie girl who’s stolen the heart of One Direction’s Niall Horan.

Melissa was spotted behind Niall in Sydney earlier this month, but obsessive fans claim to have spotted the pair hanging our together elsewhere too.

Niall onstage with the One Direction boys in Melbourne as part of their tour downunder.

While Niall or the One Direction lads themselves are yet to comment, the obsessive 1D fans have nonetheless gone into meltdown in a social media frenzy. Do you know Niall’s new squeeze Melissa Anne Whitelaw? If so, leave a comment in the comments section below the gallery!

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