Niall Horan Confronts His Pigeon Fears (And Gets Pooped On) For ‘Carpool Karaoke’

Niall Horan's last night of his week-long takeover on The Late Late Show with James Corden came with the ideal surprise yet: a brand new "Carpool Karaoke" episode that tests the limits of his friendship with host James Corden in several exhilarating ways. Well, you can mention that some of those are more exhilarating for us at house than them because their techniques border on terrifying. However just ahead of the release for his latest album, Heartbreak Weather, that officially dropped today (March 13), Horan had some hilarious fun while previewing the LP at the same time.


To kick off their trek to Corden's gig, Horan and Corden sung "Slow Hands" in an excited tone to set the mood of the drive. Then, things went left. They spoke Horan's fear of birds. With wide eyes, the singer explained why he stays away from pigeons. "I don't like the fact that they're not scared of us up until you get really close to them," he said.


As an alternative opposed to understanding and, you know, keeping Horan away from pigeons, Corden took him to a park where bird-handlers placed a couple of flapping avians on the singer's back. Corden grinned maniacally while Horan panicked and got pooped on. "James, I swear this has just made my phobia worse," the singer mentioned once the ordeal was over.


They got back inside the vehicle and sang "Nice To Meet Ya" with each other and talked Horan's time with One Direction. "Looking back, I realize just how lucky we were," the singer mentioned. Corden agreed and reflected on his preference segment of the group's merchandise, pulling out a container of toothpaste with everyone's faces on it.


Soon after some more fun with songs like One Direction's "Steal My Girl" and Heartbreak Weather's "Put A little bit Love on Me," the two ended the drive by testing their 10-year friendship with a lie detector test. Horan was visibly shocked and laughed incredulously, as would anyone if confronted with one out of the blue. The singer answered three crucial questions:


Do you believe that One Direction will get back together? 


Yes. (True)


Do you like Simon Cowell? 


Some days. (True)


What is your preference late-night show to perform on? 


The Late Late Show with James Corden (False, actually Saturday Night Live)


Right after Horan gave Corden his own questions and noticed out that he's his preference former member of One Direction (though he thinks that Harry Styles's "Sign of the Times" is a higher end song than Horan's "Slow Hands"), the trek is over and their friendship forever altered.


Check out Horan's full "Carpool Karaoke" episode up above.