Boyband One Direction were shocked recently after discovering that a fan had hidden inside of a dustbin for four hours in an attempt to meet them.

The lads have been on high security alert lately following an incident in New York City, in which members Niall Horan and Liam Payne were mobbed by hundreds of followers during a rare day off, and were surprised to learn that people are still pulling out all the stops to try and get to them.

Zayn Malik told British newspaper The Mirror: "They got busted. They hid in a bin and tried to come in the back entrance."

The 'More Than This' heartthrobs performed their third and final concert in Mexico last night (June 6) and Horan tweeted a public message to Olly Murs, who has been providing musical support on their north American tour, and told him that he would love it there because the "fans are crazy":

"@ollyofficial oliver when ya back ? tomorrow? you would love it down here! its mad dude...fans are crazy."