Zara McDermott shows her support for boyfriend Louis Tomlinson as he drops his new album after he begged fans to 'cut through the noise'

Zara McDermott showed her support for her boyfriend, Louis Tomlinson, as he dropped his new album.  

Former One Direction singer Louis, 34, released his album How Did I Get Here? on January 23, four years after the release of his last record.

Taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday evening, Zara, 28, shared a screenshot of the album on Spotify with a countdown till its release.

The reality star, who has been romantically linked to Louis since early 2025, penned on top of the post: 'Not long now!'

So far, Louis, whose 2022 album Faith in the Future secured number one in the UK, has released three singles for his new album How Did I Get Here?, titled Imposter, Palaces, and Lemonade.

Lemonade managed to crack the top 30 in the UK singles chart after being release in September but follow-up single Palaces failed to make a splash.

Louis officially released his album on Friday, the same day Harry Styles, 31, released his new single, Aperture.

Meanwhile, One Direction fans have claimed that Louis 'threw shade' at Harry Styles earlier this week as the former bandmates released new music on the same day.

Three-time Grammy Award winner Harry has already gained huge attention online after revealing his new album Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally and single.

The As It Was hitmaker is bound to shoot to number one in the charts which is unfortunate for Louis, who will be hoping for a number one single and album as well.

Taking to X ahead of the release, Louis appears to be aware of the conundrum and asked his 28.8million X followers for their 'help cutting through the noise'.

He penned: 'Going to need your help over the next few days to cut through the noise. Time to give this record the moment it deserves!'

Fans quickly took to the comments to ask the Lemonade singer if he is 'throwing shade' at his former bandmate Harry.

They wrote: ''cut through the noise' why do I feel like this is harry shade?; Is he trying to shade… Harry?; Oh Harry Styles when I catch you'.

Louis hasn't responded to accusations of making a dig at the Watermelon Sugar singer but did post a 'thank you' to those who had supported him.

He penned: 'Let me take this moment to say thank you to every single person that has supported me over the years. You are throughout this record and everything I do.

'This album would never have sounded the way it does without all the power and confidence you lot have given me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! How did I get here?'

Daily Mail contacted Louis's representatives for comment.

It has been a busy week for Directioners as Harry and Louis prepare to drop new music, Zayn Malik kiked off his Las Vegas residency and Niall teased a new single, Drive Safe, with singer Myles Smith.

Louis showed his support to Niall on Instagram, writing, 'Love this!' under the announcement post.

Harry has previously released three solo albums, Harry Styles (2017), Fine Line (2019), and Harry's House (2022).

The British star has gone on to win three Grammy Awards, one for singer Watermelon Sugar and two for his album Harry's House.

Harry and Louis's relationship has been complicated over the years, with plenty of rumours that they had fallen out in 2015 when One Direction split.

The pair denied the speculation, with their bandmate Niall Horan calling them all 'brothers', which they have all reiterated at various times in the decade since.