Why did Harry Styles interrupt his Love on Tour Manchester concert, who’s Ann Vernon and where’s his next gig?

Music fans were briefly puzzled in the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester on Wednesday evening when English singer, Harry Styles, interrupted his own show.

Styles will complete the UK leg of his world Love on Tour with two nights at Wembley Stadium in London on July 18 and 19.

The 28 year-old called a short timeout to go searching for one of his first teachers at Hermitage Primary School in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.

Why did Harry Styles interrupt his own Love on Tour concert in Manchester?

They say you should never forget where you came from and Harry Styles passed this adage with flying colours when he briefly halted his concert in front of 70,000 adorning fans on Wednesday.

The former One Direction singer stopped to pay tribute to his former teacher, Mrs. Ann Vernon.

Styles then went looking for Mrs. Vernon in the crowd but sadly, she was not at the concert.

Whilst Mrs. Vernon was not at the concert, Styles’ Year One teacher, Mrs. Bailey was and she had her picture shown on the big screens near the stage.

Styles also dedicated one of his songs to all his former teachers.

Who is Mrs. Vernon?

Ann Vernon taught Harry Styles when he was four year-old.

Mrs. Vernon told BBC Manchester about the moment she heard her former student, Harry Styles, paid tribute to her at the concert.

Mrs Bailey “rang and told me what had happened and sent me a little clip of it and it was just so touching, so amazing, so lovely.

“As a teacher, you remember all of the children that you’ve taught, all of them are amazing in their own way.”

Mrs. Vernon added: “Harry obviously has gone on to mega, mega things - everybody at Hermitage is just so, so proud of him.”

Where is Harry Styles playing next?

Styles will complete the UK leg of his world Love on Tour with two nights in Wembley Stadium where he is expected to pack out the venue.

It’s then on to Dublin before Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

What is Harry Styles’ net worth?

Styles was revealed in the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 as the most wealthy musician under the age of 30 with an estimated £100m.

Who is Harry Styles?

Styles shot to fame in 2010 when he auditioned for reality television singing contest, The X-Factor.

Styles appeared first as a solo artist only to be matched up with Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik and who would go on to become, One Direction.

One Direction is regarded as one of the most successful boy bands of all time.

The band was active between 2010 and 2016 however, Zayn Malik, left One Direction in 2015.

Styles has released three solo studio albums, his first being ‘Harry Styles’ (2017); the second being ‘Fine Line’ in 2019 and his third and most recent, ‘Harry’s House’ was released last month.

Styles has also pursued a career in acting and has featured in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Eternals’ in 2021.

Future acting projects include ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and ‘My Policeman’ in which he has the leading role as gay policeman Tom Burgess.