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The “X Factor” alum, who like his former bandmates pursued a solo musical career after One Direction disbanded in 2015, was set to return to television as a celebrity mentor for the Netflix competition series “Building the Band” alongside “X Factor” judge Nicole Scherzinger, Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland and host AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys.

But after six weeks of trying to arrange sessions, Kelly asked for a refund which was eventually returned.

Kelly Tanner from Blackwood, Caerphilly, arranged for her nine-year old "football-mad" daughter Elen to have a taster session, before she then paid £300 for 10 sessions.

“When I was 6, 7, 8 years old, I used to dress up as Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills during the halftime shows,” he recalls.

“I’d dress up in my old Buff helmet and my Jim Kelly jersey, and I’d do commentating like I was doing a mid-game interview.”