The Wanted's Nathan Sykes has said the band would collaborate with One Direction on a charity record, insisting there's no rivalry between the two boy bands.

He said: "I think it's very expected from the media always trying to put two bands together and trying to start a rivalry.

"We have no issue with them whatsoever."

He added: “They are great lads who've stayed true to their sound so far in their career.

"I think the collaboration between the two bands could generate a lot of cash maybe and we would actually be willing to do it for charity."

Only last 년 though he said: “If 당신 look at One Direction’s chart position and then look at ours, they’re not really even our rivals.

"They have different 팬 to us. We don’t want their fans, they’re too young. We laugh and say that their 팬 are our fans’ younger sisters.”

There has been a lot of rivalry between the bands over the the last number years, with Twitter spats regularly developing between band members and their fans.