{"id":2962745,"date":"2025-10-09T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/2962745\/voice-actor\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:00:52","slug":"louis-tomlinson-the-room-was-cold-that-day-when-the-police-knocked-i-just-knew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/2962745\/voice-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Tomlinson: &#8220;The Room Was Cold That Day&#8221;. When The Police Knocked&#8230; I Just Knew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lylGyddTiGg?modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nLouis Tomlinson, former member of One Direction &#8211; one of the most successful and era-defining bands in history, opens up about X Factor fame, the band\u2019s split, the loss of Liam Payne, fatherhood, grief, and life after global superstardom for the first time, revealing the highs and lows that defined his journey.<br \/>\nAs a solo artist, Louis has released two chart-topping albums, amassed over 4.5 billion streams, and recently dropped his new single \u201cLemonade\u201d ahead of his upcoming album \u201cHow Did I Get Here?\u201d. Beyond music, he\u2019s carved his own path as the founder of the self-curated Away From Home Festival and the unisex streetwear label 28 Clothing.<\/p>\n<p>In this powerful, candid conversation, he reveals:<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fHow he finds strength through loss, following the deaths of his mother, younger sister, and former bandmate, Liam Payne.<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fHow he rebuilt his self-worth after feeling like he wasn\u2019t good enough<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fWhy a promise to his mother still drives everything he does today<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fWhy becoming a father changed how he sees life, pressure, and legacy<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fHis journey re-defining success and identity after reaching the pinnacle of the music  industry.<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fHis upcoming album, &#8216;How Did I Get Here&#8217;, and his newfound happiness as inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n03:42 Your Mother&#8217;s Role in Your Life<br \/>\n04:29 Louis&#8217; Siblings<br \/>\n05:23 Do You Think Fame Changed You?<br \/>\n11:31 Boot Camp<br \/>\n13:18 Reflecting on One Direction<br \/>\n17:46 Having the Confidence to Push Back Against the Record Label<br \/>\n26:31 Relationship With Alcohol<br \/>\n28:14 What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?<br \/>\n29:44 Feeling Like the Weak Link in the Band<br \/>\n33:25 Solo Record Label After the Band Split Up<br \/>\n34:36 The Impact of Your Success on Your Family<br \/>\n37:48 Zayn&#8217;s Decision to Leave the Band<br \/>\n41:43 Grieving the End of One Direction<br \/>\n42:30 The Meeting That Ended the Band<br \/>\n45:12 Career Decline After One Direction<br \/>\n48:03 Dealing With Comparing the Past to Now<br \/>\n54:11 Ads<br \/>\n56:13 Balancing Career and Personal Life<br \/>\n57:24 Your Mother&#8217;s Death<br \/>\n59:42 Finding Out Your Mum Was Sick<br \/>\n1:02:40 Going on Stage After Your Mum\u2019s Death<br \/>\n1:06:47 Advice for People With Grief<br \/>\n1:09:17 Experience With Anxiety<br \/>\n1:10:49 Remembering Louis\u2019 Sister<br \/>\n1:11:20 Moving Through Grief<br \/>\n1:18:33 Felicite&#8217;s Struggles<br \/>\n1:20:44 Why He Doesn&#8217;t Speak About These Tragedies Often<br \/>\n1:25:40 Your Relationship With Liam Payne<br \/>\n1:29:43 Liam&#8217;s Death<br \/>\n1:39:45 Challenge With Having Children When Famous<br \/>\n1:44:10 Ads<br \/>\n1:45:18 Louis\u2019 New Music<br \/>\n1:47:48 How Much Does Love Come Into Your Album?<br \/>\n1:50:03 Where Are You on Your Journey of Happiness?<\/p>\n<p>Follow Louis:<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KG2uDG<br \/>\nX &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/435ovlC<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/47aMx14<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/48lj1qu<br \/>\nYouTube &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/4q0bh3q <\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Louis\u2019 new music, here:<br \/>\nLemonade Out Now &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KWsBX0<br \/>\nHow Did I Get Here? &#8211; Album out 23rd January &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3WpcAeH<br \/>\nUS + EU + UK Tour &#8211; On sale Friday 10th October &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/4o9psSd <\/p>\n<p>The Diary Of A CEO:<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fJoin DOAC circle here &#8211; https:\/\/doaccircle.com\/<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fBuy The Diary Of A CEO book here &#8211; https:\/\/smarturl.it\/DOACbook<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe 1% Diary is back &#8211; limited time only: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3YFbJbt<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/f31dsUttKKb<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fGet email updates &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/diary-of-a-ceo-yt<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fFollow Steven &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/gnGqL4IsKKb <\/p>\n<p>Sponsors:<br \/>\n1Password &#8211; Find out more at https:\/\/1password.com\/doac<br \/>\nSimpliSafe &#8211; https:\/\/simplisafe.com\/DOAC to save 50% on a SimpliSafe home security system.<br \/>\nAdobe Express &#8211; http:\/\/ADOBE.LY\/STEVEN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Tomlinson, former member of One Direction &#8211; one of the most successful and era-defining bands in h<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2962746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[171660],"tags":[57431,91477,14170,510167,924157,1205000,174888,66071,100378,11660,1858526,1858525,1858527,174889,22,129723,174880,862,33002],"class_list":{"0":"post-2962745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-voice-actor","8":"tag-ceo","9":"tag-cold","10":"tag-day","11":"tag-knew","12":"tag-knocked","13":"tag-life-lessons","14":"tag-louis","15":"tag-podcast","16":"tag-police","17":"tag-room","18":"tag-steven-bartlett-steve-bartlett","19":"tag-the-diary-of-a-ceo","20":"tag-the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast","21":"tag-tomlinson","22":"tag-vlog","23":"tag-voice-actor","24":"tag--louis-tomlinson","25":"tag-862","26":"tag-33002"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2962745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2962745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2962745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2962746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2962745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2962745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2962745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}