Lauren Platt is the latest name to be associated with Niall Horan's dating life. While the two were already introduced before, it was only this week when rekindled their friendship because the One Direction visited the "X Factor" studio.

However, when asked if the 17-year-old is indeed being dated by Niall Horan, she wrote on Twitter: "Of course we're not." She added the hashtag: "#dontbelieveeverythingyouread"

 She further told Ok! Magazine her connection to the 21-year-old crooner: "My best friend's dad is One Direction's photographer. I've got Niall's number - me, him and my best friend are going to meet up."

Horan also appears to be interested with Platt. The Irish crooner admits he's rooting for the young songstress in the competition. "I think Andrea is going to win it but my favourite is Lauren, I really like her - she is really sweet," he told This Morning.

As opposed to what fans think, Platt has a long-term boyfriend but such fact does not stop her from being linked with other guys. She is likewise rumored to have a romance with fellow candidate Charlie George which he denied.

 "We're just really good friends, she's got a lovely boyfriend, I love him, he's a lovely guy. It's a shame boys and girls can't be friends," he said.

Meanwhile it was recently revealed that Horan penned a song for Liam Payne's girlfriend, Sophia Smith.
'There is a song about Sophia and I didn't write it, which is a bit weird. I wrote the melody for it. It's called Illusion, me and Julian, who we write songs with, were talking, we just went outside for a chat and I was telling him about what happened with me," said Payne.

Payne then said that Horan completed the song which he found "strange." Nonetheless, it does not appear to be suspicious because the 1D members have been inseparable following the release of their new album.