Harry Styles became a hermit after his last tour ended because he struggled to cope with people's perception of him

Harry Styles became a hermit after his last tour ended in 2023.

The 32-year-old star – who is currently performing on his Together, Together tour – revealed he struggled to cope after finishing up his series of live shows for Love On Tour.

Speaking on the Q With Tom Power podcast, Harry said: “I was supposed to spend New Year’s with friends and I landed in Italy and felt really unwell, so I just went home.

“And I woke up and I had this kind of beautiful New Year’s by myself. I was feeling the most alone I’d felt in a really long time, but in the most beautiful way. I didn’t feel lonely at all.

“I was just feeling myself kind of shut out from a lot of the world.

“I think I got used to saying no to invites from friends and maybe a weekend trip or a birthday party or something.

“I just got used to, you know, if I have a week at home, I don’t want to go somewhere else for three days. I just want to stay home.

“And when I got to Italy and was in this quiet place, I felt like, ‘OK, if I’m going to spend all this time out here and I’m going to keep saying no to everything, I’m just going to shut myself off from the world’.”

Harry – who released his latest album, Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally, in March – also admitted he has struggled to live up to his fans’ adoring perception of him in the past:

He explained: “I had this relationship with my own image where people had this projected version of me that was perfect.

“And when the standard you hold yourself to is this perfect person, it’s impossible not to feel like you’re falling short."