NIALL Horan from One Direction will need his Christmas dinner liquidised after having painful "train track" braces fitted on his teeth.

The Irish lad had the procedure done on Tuesday, which meant he couldn't join in his band's pre-gig ritual in Wolverhampton the next day.

The lads have taken to eating a Haribo sweet before each show.

Niall said: "I've just had a brace on this week so I won't be eating sweets. It's a bit sore so I can only eat soup. Maybe I could swallow it in one?"

Bandmate Louis Tomlinson has come up with the weird technique to help psych up the lad up before they head out in front of thousands of screaming girls.

He said: "We do the sweets like they're drinks. We 'cheers them'. It's very strange but it's for good luck."

You can guarantee once Harry Styles turns 18 in February they will think of a different way to toast their gigs.

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