One Direction’s Harry Styles has spoken out about his reputation as a womaniser.

In an interview with Fabulous magazine the boy band heartthrob voiced his concerns over the damaging effect the conception of him as a philanderer could have on future romances.

The 19-year-old star explained: “The only time [the interest] can get annoying is when you like someone but they're thinking, 'But I've seen him with all of these others.'”

He continued: “It's OK. I get it. It's not something I complain about. If I looked at everything going on in my life and chose to focus on that then my priorities are in the wrong place.”

One woman’s opinion who Harry is not worried about is his mother’s: “I don't worry about my mum because she gets it and she knows what I'm like. But I don't want other people to think I'm an arsehole.”

The ‘Kiss You’ singer went on to insist that he is too busy to form a relationship at the moment anyway: “I'm single at the moment and I haven't been mingling that much, either. Touring is so hard and it's hard to get to know someone in a day.” 

Watch behind the scenes footage of One Direction's Fabulous photo shoot below: