One Direction Enjoy Day Out At Universal Studios With Characters From Despicable Me

29 June 2012, 16:00 | Updated: 29 June 2012, 16:36

The 'Gotta Be You' stars were seen basking in the good weather during a "proper" day off on their US tour.

One Direction were seen posing with characters from the animated film Despicable Me during a day out in Florida yesterday (28^th June).

The 'One Thing' stars enjoyed what they called a "proper" day off from their US tour alongside touring support act Olly Murs.

The group were without bandmate Harry Styles for the trip who had headed to see Coldplay perform in Tampa that evening.

Taking to his Twitter account after the day, Niall Horan tweeted: "such a fun day today.proper day off !such a laugh with @louis_tomlinson @real_liam_payne @zaynmalik @DannyRiach @ollyofficial @paulyhiggins."

There were some playful comments between Olly, Niall and Louis regarding a picture of the stars which they pondered sharing with their followers.

You can view the picture of One Diretion out at Universla Studios together below: (Picture: Reuters)

Meanwhile, during the Coldplay concert which Harry attended, front man Chris Martin was heard singing a line from the boy band's smash hit 'What Makes You Beautiful' in honour of the 18-year-old's presence.

One Direction are currently working on their second studio album and the follow up to 2011's 'Up All Night'.

Band mate Niall recently told MTV that the group could be set to unveil a new single as early as September.