Singer Harry Styles has made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) before he appears as the show's musical guest and host next Saturday.
The former One Direction star, 32, was sitting in the front row as actor and guest host Ryan Gosling delivered his opening monologue at the start of the US sketch show on Saturday 7 March.
Gosling, 45, said: "Thank you very much. I’m thrilled to be back hosting, especially now this is the perfect time to be in New York City, early March, no, it’s beautiful.
"Is that Harry Styles? What are you doing here man?"
Crowds screamed as Styles was shown in the audience wearing a T-shirt with a smiley face on it and the words "I hate you".
Styles replied: "Well, I’m hosting next week, and it’s been a while, so I just wanted to watch, get a feel for it."
Gosling said: "So professional, that’s awesome you’re here, I just wish someone would have told me."
The actor began to speak about his new film, Project Hail Mary, before the camera switched to Styles, prompting Gosling to ask why, to which Styles said: "I don’t know, I’m just listening."
Gosling added: "Well could you listen less cool? Your coolness is becoming a bit of an issue."
The camera later moved to a split screen of the two, prompting Gosling to ask for it to be removed, but the screen went to Styles rather than the Drive actor.
It was then revealed that one of the cameramen was wearing a T-shirt which read: "I (heart) Harry."
Gosling then attempted to sing Styles’s song Sign Of The Times, while the singer could be seen miming along from his seat, as Gosling called out: "Just please get him off the screen."
His fourth studio album, Kiss All The Time, Disco, Occasionally, was released on Friday after he performed the lead single Aperture at last weekend’s BRIT Awards.
Harry Styles' One Night Only show at Co-Op Live has been launched on Netflix as Harry Styles: One Night In Manchester.
Source: Press Association
