'I was a Directioner - here's what Liam Payne and the band meant to me'

GettyWhen One Direction were on The X Factor, I was 12 years old.I’ve often joked I was the perfect age to be indoctrinated. I hadn’t previously shown any interest in boys - but Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn were different.Their teenage good looks, their cheeky, charming personalities, and the fact they weren’t much older than I was meant they quickly became my whole life.I followed all the classic fangirl…