Harry Styles' grandfather has praised the singer after watching him live in concert.

Brian Selley told the Mirror that he saw One Direction for the first time recently at one of their O2 Arena gigs in London.

The 77-year-old grandfather watched the concert from a VIP box and revealed that he is "very proud" of the young singer. He said:

"It was so lovely having Harry come over to me before the concert. I'm very proud of him. Harry hasn't changed at all. He's still the same. He always has a smile on his face and is very loving and caring. We're all lucky to have him. To me he's just loveable Harry. I don't think of him as this well-known pop star like everyone else."

Selley continued: "I remember picking him up and telling him to be brave after he'd fallen over and scraped his knee. To see how well he's done is wonderful. I don't mind what he does so long as he's happy."

The grandad added that he was impressed with Styles' stage-show, likening the band's audience reception to that of the Beatles. He said:

"Harry is a ­wonderful performer. I was so ­impressed seeing him live for the first time. It was absolutely brilliant. The boys were fantastic and I couldn't have been more proud. I remember Beatlemania when I was younger and it was very much like that. The girls were screaming so loud – it was deafening."