One Direction superstar Niall Horan has revealed that he got stuck in a lift recently and suffered a claustrophobic episode from the experience. 

Writing on his official Twitter page earlier this evening (December 12), the Irish heartthrob explained that he wasn't a fan of being stuck in such a confined space: 

"Needed a few minutes to myself! 8 of us got stuck in a tiny lift ! Well I was freakin' out! My heart is still thumping now!"

He then returned to the social networking site and added: "That wasn't fun! Claustrophobia is a terrible thing! And people tellin ya to calm down is worse hahaha."

Horan, meanwhile, recently opened up about wanting a girlfriend and explained that he would love to date someone that saw him as just a normal person and not as a celebrity:

"You have to find the one who just sees you as a normal person, which is exactly what I am. They need to like you for who you are, and not just because you’re in One Direction."