1D's hiatus was 'world's worst kept secret', says Simon Cowell

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Sep 01 2015 | 5:22 PM IST
Music mogul Simon Cowell has confessed that One Direction's break was the "world's worst kept secret."
The 55-year-old, "X Factor" judge said he has been hinting the fans for months about the hiatus to try and avoid any broken hearts, reported Daily Mirror.
"I kind of hinted a few months ago they'd be having time off. We haven't had a conversation where anyone has said it is the end, but the conversations have been, 'We're exhausted, can we have time off?'
"You saw in the film we made that they went out to get shoes and within seconds they were mobbed. You can't live your life like that forever," Cowell said.
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First Published: Sep 01 2015 | 5:22 PM IST