00:00 Harry Styles has been named favorite to sing the next James Bond theme tune.
00:03 There's no denying Harry Styles is one of the biggest artists in the music industry.
00:07 The British singer has released three albums, earned plenty of awards and nominations, and
00:12 has just wrapped up Humongous World Tour.
00:14 But he could be about to have another accolade in his already glittering career.
00:18 Fewer than two dozens artists have been lucky enough to lend their vocals for a James Bond
00:22 film and Styles has become a favorite to join that exclusive club.
00:26 William Kajinyi, political analyst at Starsports, said in a statement, "With the next James
00:31 Bond film being discussed more and more, it seems increasingly likely that Harry Styles,
00:36 one of the biggest names in music today, could be the voice we hear in the opening titles
00:40 of the next Bond film."
00:41 And this is not forgetting Ed Sheeran, whose music has already appeared in the likes of
00:45 The Hobbit at 8 firsts and the ever-popular Lewis Capaldi following closely behind Styles
00:50 in the market at 10 firsts.
00:52 While the theme song for every James Bond film has come from a variety of artists from
00:56 around the world, it's interesting that the top three contenders are all British.
01:00 Styles, Sheeran and Capaldi would all bring something very different for their take on
01:04 the 007 film.
01:06 The former One Direction star is at 7 firsts odds while Elton John comes in fourth at 12
01:11 firsts odds.
01:12 However, we won't know who has been picked for the song for a while.
01:15 That's because we don't even know who the next James Bond will be.
01:18 Daniel Craig finally handed in his Walther PPA and ditched his 007 moniker in No Time
01:24 to Die.
01:25 It's unclear how the long-running film franchise is going to reboot the character with a new
01:28 British spy, but most people are focused on who the lucky actor will be to get that honor.
01:33 There have been a bunch of names thrown into the mix like Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Henry
01:38 Cavill, Tom Holland and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
01:41 Taylor-Johnson has been cropping up a lot lately and bookmakers have him as a frontrunner.
01:46 Corals John-Hill said, "Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a name that continues to be heavily linked
01:50 to the next James Bond role, and that is reflected in our betting, particularly over the last
01:55 24 hours where it has been one-way traffic for the British actor.
01:59 Taylor-Johnson tops our next spawn betting ahead of James Norton and Henry Cavill respectively.
02:04 We could be set for a three-way race between those actors to replace Daniel Craig.
02:08 We'll have to wait and see what happens.
02:10 Harry Styles is arguably the biggest pop star on the planet right now."
02:13 So, as you can imagine, as well as being recognized by almost everyone and their mom, the fame
02:18 has also done wonders for his bank balance.
02:20 The former One Direction star has now got more coin than he knows what to do with and
02:24 has been named the richest star under 30 in the UK.
02:28 Yep, according to Heat magazine, the 28-year-old is now worth a colossal £116 million.
02:34 Styles took the top spot from fellow pop sensation Ed Sheeran, who was reportedly worth £236.5
02:40 million when the list was revealed last year.
02:43 However, due to him now being 31, he no longer qualifies for the category.
02:47 At that time, Styles was some way behind in second place, worth a mere £80 million.
02:52 It's not been a bad year for Harry Styles.
02:54 Credit Pop Picture Alliance/Alamy.
02:56 The last year has been pretty huge for the singer though, with him starring in one of
03:00 the most controversial movies of the year, Don't Worry Darling, and performing to sell
03:04 out arenas around the world on his Mammoth Tour.
03:06 Oh, and that's aside from the little issue of his number one album Harry's House, which
03:10 was met with rave reviews from his army of loyal fans.
03:14 It's not all been plain sailing for the pop star though.
03:16 He was actually forced to speak out after rumours began doing the rounds claiming that
03:20 he was actually bald.
03:21 The singer, who famously avoids social media, told the publication that he didn't even
03:25 know his hairline was a topic of discussion until it was brought to his attention by his
03:30 friend and collaborator Tom Hull, better known as Kid Harpoon, who is obsessed with the rumour.
03:35 He went on, "He's completely obsessed with it.
03:37 He won't stop sending me messages about people trying to work out if I'm bald," adding,
03:41 "What is it with baldness?
03:43 It skips a generation or something, right?
03:45 If your grandad's bald then you'll be bald.
03:47 Well my grandad wasn't bald, so fingers crossed."
03:50 The full list of the 30 richest youngsters in the UK.
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