Harry Styles has said he thinks model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the most beautiful woman in the world.

When quizzed by a reporter who asked, "Who is the most beautiful woman in the world? Other than your mother, sister or girlfriend?"

The boyband member admitted, "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, probably. It's her face..."

Rosie worked on a shoot for Glamour magazine with the group before, calling them "so sweet", and gushing that it was "very nice to meet them".

The English model has is currently going out with 46-year-old actor Jason Statham but she was quite taken with the boys during the shoot.

She later posted the below image of herself and Harry on her Instagram account.

Rosie and Harry look very cosy

It seems Harry isn’t the only smitten One Directioner as Liam is also a fan.

He said, "I'm not the best at talking to women. When you're with someone like Rosie, it's a bit more difficult."

Liam then added "I was like, I don't really know what to say, so I'm just gonna kind of stand here and try to be cool."

We can hear the sounds of hearts breaking all over the world…