Harry Styles steps out for a stroll with close pal James Corden - who will soon star in West End's The Constituent after quitting Hollywood

Harry Styles stepped out for a stroll with his close pal James Corden in London on Thursday.

The Watermelon Sugar hitmaker, 30, - who recently jetted back to the UK from New York - showed off his muscular legs in navy shorts on the low-key outing.

Harry - who is currently dating actress Taylor Russell, 29, - clutched a singular white rose on the walk. 

It comes as actor and comedian James, 45, is set to star in the West End over the summer after relocating to the UK after quitting Hollywood last year.

The star, who quit the Late Late Show in 2023, moved back to England with his wife Julia and their three children last year.

Harry Styles stepped out for a stroll with his close pal James Corden in London on Thursday morning 

The Watermelon Sugar hitmaker, 30, - who recently jetted back to the UK from New York - showed off his muscular legs in navy shorts on the low-key outing

Despite making the decision to slow down on work to spend more time with his family, James has now embarked on an exciting new project.

While out and about James cut a casual figure in a dark coat and jeans and wore comfortable white trainers.

James will star in the world premiere of Joe Penhall's The Constituent at the Old Vic theatre from June 13 to August 10.

The new play also stars BAFTA winner Anna Maxwell Martin who is renowned for staring in the Motherland, Line of Duty and Poppy Shakespeare.

Anna stars as a hard-working opposition backbencher whose ideals of public office are tested by the demands of a man in crisis, played by James. 

Directed by Old Vic Artistic Director and Olivier Award winner Matthew Warchus, The Constituent deconstructs politics, panic alarms and the conflict between public service and personal safety. 

Joe Penhall said: 'I began writing this play four years ago, as I became fascinated and appalled by the growing antipathy towards elected politicians. 

'But during lockdown it looked like theatre was done for, so when I showed a rough first draft to Matthew and he had such a confident vision for it, I was simultaneously thrilled and doubtful of our chances. 

Harry - who is currently dating actress Taylor Russell, 29, - clutched a singular white rose on the walk

It comes as actor and comedian James, 45, is set to star in West End over the summer after relocating to the UK after quitting Hollywood last year

James, who quit the Late Late Show in 2023, moved back to England with his wife Julia and their three children last year

While out and about James cut a casual figure in a dark coat and jeans and wore comfortable white trainers

James and Harry have been close friends for years and regularly holiday together as well as spending time together in London

'It's beyond exciting to be finally doing it and I feel utterly indebted to The Old Vic and everyone involved for getting us here.'

The news comes after James' Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones denied the sitcom will return for a Christmas special.

Last month, reports circulated online claiming the cast was set to film a new episode over the summer with the plan to air it at Christmas, five years on from a dramatic cliffhanger.

But Welsh actress Ruth, who starred in and co-created the show with James, confirmed it was 'sadly a rumour' on RTE Radio 1.

Asked about the reports, she said: 'Apparently there's a bidding war going on between the BBC and Netflix and I love it because it says 'a source says', who is this source?'

They both donned dark sunglasses as they stepped out in Mayfair together to enjoy a catch up 

Ruth added: 'It's sadly a rumour... All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, James and I would happily announce it, we would.'

The actress, who played Nessa in the beloved show, revealed that she thinks the rumours were sparked after she was photographed having lunch with James a few months back after he returned to the UK from living in America.

'Then the next thing is 'Oh my god they must be writing more Gavin And Stacey', which is lovely,' she said.

'It's lovely that people are so desperate for it because imagine if it was the opposite and were like 'Oh, god, you're not bringing that back again'.'