Five star Sean Conlon believes One Direction aren't able to fully realise the gravity of their fame.

The boyband are one of the biggest names in mainstream music at the moment and they have a series of No.1 albums under their belt.

Speaking to Pressparty, Conlon said that he sees some similarities between Five in the 1990s and One Direction today.

However, he reckons the five members of the 'Night Changes' group are getting caught up in a "whirlwind'.

Conlon said: "You do see a lot of similarities from the perspective that they’re so young. I was watching them pick up an award the other day and they’d broken some record set by the Beatles.

"But I could see that it didn’t even register in their brains what they had done and what they’d achieved. I was thinking in ten years when they’re older, they’ll look back at that moment and then they're going to really realise what they’ve achieved.

"There’s so much going on at the moment - it’s almost like they’re too young and overwhelmed that it’s not registering quite what they’re doing. I can relate to that - that it sort of becomes a whirlwind when you’re just a kid, you can’t fully embrace what’s going on."

When asked if he thinks One Direction might burn out soon, Conlon replied:

"I think you can tell that the individuals are trying to come out and I think because they started so young, like us and a lot of boy and girl bands, then at some point they’re going to want to go off and find out who they are as individuals.

"If I could give them any advice, it would be to have a little break and stay together. But they’re not going to listen to it like we didn’t. I wish somebody could have stopped us from splitting up and that we could have found a way to carry on."

Five meanwhile are due to embark on their Loud and Intimate UK tour in April.

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