Harry Styles called Emily Ratajkowski his ‘celebrity crush’ eight years before kiss

Newly emerged footage of Harry Styles talking about supermodel Emily Ratajkowski has cast fresh insight into their kissing video.

Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski were spotted kissing in Tokyo.

Harry Styles fans are convinced he “manifested” his steamy kiss with Emily Ratajkowski.

In a resurfaced video from eight years ago, the former One Direction crooner was asked by an interviewer if he had a “celebrity crush”.

“Emily Ratajkowski,” Styles responded coyly, mispronouncing her surname, New York Post reports.

The As It Was singer, who was rocking his iconic long locks at the time, gave the answer during a December 2014 interview with Telehit.

Harry Styles previously said Emily Ratajkowski was his celebrity crush.

“Harry manifested this,” podcaster Amanda Hirsch captioned a repost of the clip via her @notskinnybutnotfat Instagram on Sunday.

Fans were quick to weigh in on the revelation in the comments section, writing things like, “Then good for him. Dreams do come true,” and, “Me, trying to be happy for Harry.”

Others suggested the actress bore a striking resemblance to Styles’ ex Kendall Jenner, who he dated on and off for years.

“I mean she does look like Kendall,” one wrote, while dozens of others commented on Styles’ apparent manifestation powers.

US model Emily Ratajkowski was seen kissing Harry Styles in Tokyo. Picture: Jean-Baptiste Lacroix/AFP

The throwback clip came to light shortly after Ratajkowski, 31, and Styles, 29, were seen locking lips on the streets of Tokyo.

The two were seen sloppily making out in a PDA-filled video published by the Daily Mail on Sunday. Footage showed Ratajkowski holding her hand up to Styles’ cheek as they kissed, seemingly paying no attention to onlookers.

Styles, who was in Tokyo for back-to-back “Love On Tour” shows, kept a low profile in a black coat and matching pants. His hair was pulled back into a half-up ponytail.

For her part, Ratajkowski opted for a slightly more vibrant look in a pink puffer jacket over a crop top and a long black skirt.

Their potential new romance comes after Styles split from Olivia Wilde last November, while Ratajkowski filed for divorce last September from Sebastian Bear-McClard, who she has two-year-old son Sylvester with.

Since then, the model has been spotted on dates with Pete Davidson, Eric André, Jack Greer and DJ Orazio Rispo.

She recently spoke about the difficulties of dating in the public eye, telling her High Low podcast listeners, “Anytime I go on another date, everybody knows.”

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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