One Direction wax statues removed from Madame Tussauds

Figures of the former boy band were moved off the floor this week

One Direction's waxworks have been removed from Madame Tussauds in London after seven years on display.

The figures of the boy band that split in 2016 were moved off the floor of the tourist attraction this week. And despite all the members' solo successes, there are no plans for the singers to be displayed alone, according to The Sun.

Harry Styles, 26, Liam Payne, 27, Niall Horan, 26, Louis Tomlinson, 28, and Zayn Malik, 27, formed One Direction in 2010 on the X Factor when Simon Cowell put them together.

Each member had auditioned for the show separately but failed to make it to the Judge's stage as solo acts. But together, they went on to sell more than 70million records over a very successful career and their waxworks were unveiled in 2013. 

Now, Madame Tussauds has revealed that the decision to remove the statues was made after the band's tenth anniversary this summer.Updates are constant as it 'reacts to the celebrity landscape', it told the publication.

Back in May band member Liam Payne said a One Direction reunion 'seemed very hopeful' for the band's 10th anniversary. Speaking to People magazine in a video chat, the 26-year-old said that he and his former bandmates are "in the middle of (figuring out) what to do" to mark their anniversary. 

"Obviously, we know it's a very big anniversary and we definitely want to do something," the Strip That Down singer said. "I mean, it's a tough one. I can't promise any reunion plans because that just isn't it right now."

He added, "I always put it down to music language because everyone's releasing at the moment with like two years worth of promo. But, you know, it still seems very hopeful in that department. I'm starting to think it's gonna happen at some point. So it's exciting."

The boys have been focusing on their solo projects over the last four years, since going on hiatus in March 2016.

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