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Harry Stylesmay make headlines withhis dating life, hissold-out stadium showsand hisbold fashion sense, but he’s not the only Styles sibling making a mark.
Gemma Stylesis Harry’s older sister, and when she isn’t cheering on her brother or posing alongside him inVogue, she’s an environmental activist, author, fashion designer, podcaster and influencer.
Gemma often speaks out on causes she cares about, such asclimate change,workers’ rights,donating bloodand more. She also talks weekly with experts on topics like mental health and sustainability for her podcast,Good Influence.
So, who is Harry Styles’ sister? Here’s everything to know about Gemma Styles.
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Since 2015, Gemma has been dating business analystMichal Mlynowski— and one of the couple’s early dates was seeing Harry perform withOne Direction. During a September 2015 performance at the Apple Music Festival, Harry addressed the crowd, saying, “I’m sorry if I seem distracted.My sister’s hereon a date, and I’m trying to keep an eye on it.”
His bandmateLiam Payneadded, “We’re all watching you!”
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During an appearance on the British talk showLorrainein September 2024, Gemma confirmed that Harry is the “best uncle” to her little girl.
On Dec. 6, 2022, Gemmaposted a videofrom her brother’s concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” in her honor. Gemma laid text over the video that said, “70K people singing happy birthday to me,” In the caption, she added, “An extremely feed-worthy birthday memory - appreciate you!”
The fashionable siblings appeared together inVoguein 2020. Harry shared some thoughts on fashion in his interview, telling the outlet: “There’s so much joy to be had inplaying with clothes. I’ve never really thought too much about what it means — it just becomes this extended part of creating something."
Gemma and Harry had plans to surprise their mother with their photos in the magazine. “My mum loved to dress us up,” Gemma recalled toVogue.“I always hated it, and Harry was always quite into it.”
Harry’s not the only one with fashion sense in this family. Gemma has her own line of glasses and sunglasses, which can bepurchased at Baxter & Bonny. “As always, my focus is on timeless shapes designed to outlast seasonal trends,” she wrote of her line. “So I’m delighted that we’re bringing back some favorites from the last collection as well as introducing these glorious new ones.”
Gemma Styles Eyewear’sInstagram accountalso features many of the brand’s frames that are available for purchase.
In 2013, Harry congratulated his sister on her graduation from Sheffield Hallam University. Next to a picture of the two of them,he wrote, “She’s all clever and that.” The university alsotweeted a pictureof the siblings, congratulating Gemma and extending “a warm Sheffield welcome to her brother.”
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Gemma has always been Harry’s biggest cheerleader. In a2016 piece for Another Man, the proud sister wrote about her younger brother’s rise to fame, recalling how quickly their lives changed after Harry auditioned forThe X Factor.
Though Gemma said she feared the day he was eliminated from the competition, “That call never came,” she wrote. “He has just kept on winning and winning – maybe notThe X Factor, but there’s no denying he’s golden.”
Over the years, Gemma has continued to support Harry, even joining him for several stops on hisLove on Tour journey.
“I am a proooooud sister all day long,” shecaptioned one Instagram videoof Harry on stage from April 2022.
In an April 2023 interview, the Styles siblings’ mom, Anne Twist, spoke to theDaily Mailabout her two famous children.
“I’m very proud of both Harry and his older sister Gemma and the adults they’ve become," she said. “They’re both really hard-working, they’ve got good morals and they’re really kind people.”
She continued, “I know it sounds like a dreadful cliche but as long as they’re happy, that’s the most important thing.”
In addition to her work as a writer, designer and influencer, Gemma also hosts a podcast calledGood Influence. “Each week, you and I will meet a guest, who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about as well as answer some of your questions,” she wrote onher website.
Previous topics have included stress management, sustainable fashion and financial literacy. Good Influence is available onSpotify,Apple Podcasts,Google Podcastsand several other audio platforms.
Gemma’s debut book,Why Am I Like This?: My Brain Isn’t Broken (and Neither Is Yours), hit bookshelves on Sept. 12, 2024.
According to the official synopsis, “Gemma paints a picture of mental health in the digital age, including her own journey and ADHD diagnosis to highlight the ways in which women’s mental health in particular is often overlooked or trivialized.”
source: people.com