Harry Styles causes Twitter meltdown as he stands up and twerks at the Teen Choice Awards

Harry Styles sent Twitter into meltdown on Sunday night after livening up the Teen Choice Awards with a spot of twerking.
The One Direction star was encouraged by the hosts of the ceremony, Lucy Hale and Darren Criss, to take a second in the spotlight.
And given the opportunity to show off his moves, Harry decided to break out the twerk - a dance move which involves moving the hips up and down.

Twerk it! Harry Styles caused a Twitter meltdown with a spot of twerking at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night

 

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: Harry Styles twerking in tight jeans

Harry's decision to try his luck twerking clearly came as a shock to his pals, as Ed Sheeran, who Harry was sitting next to, and bandmate Zayn Malik, sitting in the row behind, were seen breaking into fits of laughter upon witnessing the twerk.
Within seconds of Harry's impromptu performance, hundreds of GIFs and videos of the moment had hit Twitter, while #HarryDroppedThatThunThunThun quickly began to trend.
However, Harry was clearly embarrassed that the three-second move had caused such a storm, writing on Twitter later on: 'Note to self, don't 'twerk'.'

Who, me? Harry was singled out by hosts Lucy Hale and Darren Criss to stand up and show off his moves

Go Harry, go Harry! The singer flexed his hands before breaking into the twerk

Check me out! While the twerking action lasted a matter of seconds, it caused a storm on Twitter

Despite Harry causing a Twitter meltdown, it certainly proved a successful night in other ways for One Direction.
While Harry was a solo winner by taking home the Top Hottie and Best Smile gongs, the band also went home with the awards for Choice Summer Tour, Choice Group, Choice Single for Live While We're Young and Choice Love Song for Little Things.
Meanwhile, Rebel Wilson chose to use the band as the butt of one of her more controversial jokes, before adding: 'I like Harry Styles. I met them backstage before I went on and Ed Sheeran, who's not technically part of the band, was there and kind of jamming.

Thank you very much! Harry looked embarrassed as he sat down after the incident

You're hilarious! Harry was seen laughing with Ed after his twerking performance

Note to self! Harry tweeted that he shouldn't twerk after the awards

'He's a very nice guy. But probably Harry is my favorite.'
While Harry sat with Ed in the crowd, Zayn sat alongside Little Mix singer girlfriend Perrie Edwards, with the pair dismissing rumours from earlier this week that they had ended their romance.
Instead, the couple looked incredibly happy and loved-up as they sat together hand-in-hand.

Opening the show: Harry and his bandmates delighted the crowd as they performed to open the show

Winners: The boys took home four awards as a band, with Harry winning two solo prizes

Back to school: The boys posed up in a makeshift classroom backstage at the awards

Earlier, Perrie posed up with her Little Mix bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall on the red carpet.

The girls appeared more than a little excited about attending the awards, posting various pictures of themselves on their Instagram pages throughout the evening.

Little Mix perhaps also used the opportunity to catch up with former X Factor alum Cher Lloyd, who debuted a more grown-up look at the awards after swapping her long hair extensions for a chic bob.

Dressed to impress: Little Mix went all out with their outfits for the event

Girls united! The girls also posed backstage with Demi Lovato and Fifth Harmony

Who's that girl? Cher Lloyd looked chic after swapping her long hair extensions for a grown-up bob