Niall Horan has opened up about suffering from OCD.
The star has been dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder and says it affects most aspects of his life.
“I have a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, that’s what doctors call it,” he told Zeit Leo magazine.
“I feel like I have to do things in a certain way. For example, if I have a burger with chips on my plate, I always have to eat the chips first and only pick up the burger at the very end.”
The Mullingar man added that things have to be a certain way during his performances too.
“There are other tics in my life. Even when I go on stage, I only have one fixed sequence. I always have to sing in the same order, move and so on.”
Explaining what happens if things aren’t the exact same, he says: “I have to do things very quickly, otherwise, I’ll get nervous very quickly.”
The Slow Hands singer added that it is a common disorder in his industry.
“I noticed, I may not be like most normal people – but most musicians are like me! Some have much stronger tics than I do.
“A friend has to, for example, always exactly do things three times when he washes his hand: soap three times, rinse three times, dry off three times.”
The former One Direction star admitted he would be teased about it in school but has learned to accept it.
He said: “I live with them and they’re mine no matter what others think about it. I’m just like – what the hell!”
