Emily Atack finally opened up about having a secret romance with One Direction's Harry Styles almost two years ago, as well as the consequences of dating one of the biggest band stars in the world.

The Inbetweeners star said she first fell for the Midnight Memories singer when she saw him on the X Factor in 2010. "Does Harry from One Direction HAVE to be 16?!," she tweeted back then. "Let's pretend he's 18 at least! Then there'd be only One Direction he'd be going - to the bedroom!"

In May 2012, it was finally rumored that the pair was dating, although neither celebrity confirmed the romance at the time. "Yeah, we had a short-lived thing. But we were never boyfriend and girlfriend," Atack recently admitted. "Harry and I had fun, then went in opposite directions. We haven't spoken in a while."

The 24-year-old actress then talked about how she was constantly surrounded by online savaging and abusive messages on Twitter from angry Directioners worldwide. She was being called "ugly" and a "slut," and sent death threats after she was pictured with the "Best Song Ever" hitmaker. She even contacted the police when she received a life-threatening message: "Emily its time 4 u to leave this world, ur last hours wnt be pleasant, it will achieve the objective."

As a result, Emily Atack vowed not to talk about Harry Styles anymore. "I just can't talk about it," she said. "I'm a natural blabbermouth and it always gets me into trouble."

"I learned that, with Twitter, you maybe have to think before you tweet," she added. "I've made up my mind never to say anything about Harry again."