Niall Horan had to ditch his ride and hot-foot it to his own gig after some traffic trauma. The ex-One Direction heart-throb was set to serenade fans at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, but when the roads turned chaotic there was only one thing for it. Sharing his unusual journey on TikTok with the Proclaimers' legendary anthem in the background, he quipped: "Traffic too crazy in Toronto, so I'm walking to the venue.
" He continued, reflecting on his career: "In all my years of playing shows, I don't think I've ever walked into a venue." After triumphantly reaching his destination, he exclaimed: "We've made it! " The 30-year-old singer probably enjoyed the rare chance to stroll through the city unnoticed. Irish Niall, known for his smash hit Slow Hands, has previously opened up about the paralysing fear he felt stepping outside due to One Direction's skyrocketing fame.
Chatting with The Sun, he confessed: "There were periods where you'd go out and you wouldn't get five yards outside the door." Recalling a particularly harrowing experience, he said: "I remember one time I stupidly went to Westfield (shopping centre), in West London, and honestly, swear to God, I was like, 'I'm going to die in here. I'm never getting out'.
It was the fear of that which kept me in." He admitted to becoming somewhat of a hermit during the peak of 1D mania: "I probably became a bit of a recluse in 2012, 2013, 2014..
. It was probably all in my head but I became a recluse because of the thought of going o.
