'Heart Skips A Beat' hitmaker Olly Murs has admitted that he gets on so well with One Direction's Niall Horan because they're very similar, despite the age gap.

Speaking to MTV News about their bond, Murs (28) explained that 19-year-old Horan reminds him of how he was as a teenager and it's great to see such a 'cheeky' spirit in the 'Little Things' hitmaker:

"Me and Niall get on so well. He almost reminds me of what I was like when I was his age, even though I'm not that old, but he reminds me of what I was like: cheeky, chappy, having a laugh."

He also praised the Irish star's ability to befriend everyone he meets, adding: "He just talks to everyone, gets along with everyone."

"And one day, I was about five minutes late for soundcheck, and I was thinking the band is already playing and Niall was on there after he soundchecked, and he was singing with my band pretending to be me, and I was like, 'Hey!' I was like, 'I've lost my job then,' so Niall was taking my job."

Watch Murs and Horan perform an acoustic rendition of one of Murs' popular singles together here: