It has been confirmed that global boyband phenomenon One Direction have already started to work on their third album.

Band member Louis Tomlinson revealed details about One Direction’s recording plans in an interview with the Daily Star Sunday.

Tomlinson stated: “We’ve already started recording the album, we started about a month ago.”

One Direction’s new album will be their third and will follow on from their 2011 debut ‘Up All Night’ and 2012’s ‘Take Me Home.’

Fans of the X Factor graduates will have to wait until later this year to hear One Direction’s new material as Louis said: “We don’t want to rush it but it will be out for Christmas.”

Louis also spoke of how the busy band are fitting in recording sessions around their current world tour: “We’ve been writing and recording it while on tour. We are really happy with it.”

The 21 year-old One Direction star went on to admit that whilst the band’s demanding schedule is tiring he’s still excited about their upcoming projects: “We have the film coming out as well so we are all pretty shattered but we are all having a great time.”

The band’s 3D film ‘This Is Us’ is set to hit cinemas in August. 

Watch the trailer for 'This Is Us' below: