Harry Styles has enough star power to make fans go weak in the knees.
Literally.
His apparently dazzling effect on people was witnessed on the final episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden on April 27–when the Grammy-winning pop singer was a guest.
When Styles was introduced on the show, he was met by an enthusiastic fan on his right immediately after emerging from the curtain reveal at the top of the audience stands.
He greeted the fan with his irresistible smile and fist bump before making his way down through the cheering audience toward the studio stage.
But right after moving on from the fan, she appeared to faint.
Clips showing the exact moment went viral.
\u201cA fan is going viral for her reaction after Harry Styles fist bumped her on The Late Late Show.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1682700587
\u201cHarry on the @latelateshow. #LateLateHarry \n\n\ud83c\udfa5: latelateshow\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
It looked like the fan recovered pretty quickly as she was seen seconds later cheering on comedic actor Will Ferrell, who was the next guest introduced on the show.
Twitter users found "the girl" was relatable.
\u201c@HLDMedia @latelateshow THE GIRL REPRESENTS ALL OF US RN\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
\u201c@HLDMedia @latelateshow The girl that he acknowledged then passed out right after is so me\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
\u201c@HLDMedia @latelateshow the girl falling back into her chair after he walked away\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
\u201c@HLDMedia @UpdateHLD @latelateshow this girl is literally me lmao. i\u2019m so happy for her\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
\u201c@HLDMedia @latelateshow THE GIRL FALLING WAS SO REAL LMAO SHE REPRESENTS ALL THE FANDOM\u201d— HL Daily Media (@HL Daily Media) 1682648848
After all the hubbub about Styles' knee-buckling effect on fans that caused the woman to seemingly faint, Cyndi H.–a Twitter user claiming to be her–set the record straight about what actually happened.
She wrote in the thread of Pop Crave's tweet:
"THIS WAS ME AND I DID NOT FAINT."
"I simply gracefully melted into my seat after the man locked eyes w me."
\u201cTHIS WAS ME AND I DID NOT FAINT. I simply gracefully melted into my seat after the man locked eyes w me\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
Cyndi followed up with another tweet, writing:
“ppl thinking I was paid or a James corden writer …literally I f'king wISH IT WAS JUST MY INITIAL REACTION.”
\u201cppl thinking I was paid or a James corden writer \u2026literally I fucking wISH IT WAS JUST MY INITIAL REACTION\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682704354
She also said that she and Styles "locked eyes and I was SAT."
\u201cWe locked eyes and I was SAT.\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
People expressed support after her physical reaction on TV was sensationalized online.
\u201c@CynCity4 You were the most graceful!\nglad to hear you\u2019re okay\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
\u201c@CynCity4 it\u2019s so obvious too?? like why are they reporting you fainted when any one would react like that \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\ude77\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
\u201c@CynCity4 GIRL I LITERALLY WAS LKKE ??? SHE DIDNT FAINT I DIDNT KNOW WHY EVERYONE WAS SAYING THAT YKU DID\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
\u201c@CynCity4 The chair was there and then it wasn\u2019t. You just faded into the shadows like batgirl.\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
\u201c@CynCity4 you are better than me, babe. i am would have died instantly\u201d— Cyndi H. (@Cyndi H.) 1682700033
James Corden served as host of the Late Late Show for nine seasons since taking over on March 23, 2015.
He followed previous hosts, Tom Snyder–who was the variety program's first host in 1995–Craig Kilborn, and Craig Ferguson.
Once Styles took a seat with Ferrell beside him, Corden commented on how there were no other recurring guests he would rather close out his run of the show with than those two.
To which Styles responded:
"Can I just say that as a friend, I'm so incredibly proud of you for everything you've done."
"I know I remember when you decided to take doing the show and watching you do it has been incredibly inspiring to me."
The fellow Brit added that on a personal note, Corden has always been a "safe space" for the singer as a friend.
"I'm selfishly excited that you're coming home. But I'm so happy for you and I'm really really proud of you and I love you."
You can watch the full episode here.
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