One Direction Rack Up £14,000 in Mobile Phone Bills

One Direction have racked up a £14,000 ($22,144) cost in mobile phone bills that have angered their record label bosses, according to a report. The band members Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan racked up the phone bills during their recent tours of Australia and North America. Reportedly the charges came from roaming charges when abroad using Facebook and Twitter and also calling and texting home. A source told The Mirror;

"Like most teenagers, the boys are obsessed with all things social media," "They're also encouraged to tweet by management to keep them interacting with fans but Niall and Liam in particular got pretty homesick during their travels and regularly called home. "When the bills landed on their doormat, the guys were utterly stunned and slightly devastated thinking they'd have to fork out themselves. In the end they got called in for a meeting and given a lecture on finances and how to handle their money. "It is vital wealth does not go to their heads. Their bills got signed off and the boys will not be making the same mistake again."

Simon Cowell has reportedly agreed to pay the bill for One Direction's global success this past year. The band members themselves are expected to become millionaires when they receive royalty payments in 2013.