One Direction to be shielded by ex-bodyguard of Prez Obama

London: One Direction hunks will be reportedly shielded by Bodyguards who have earlier protected US President Barack Obama.

The boy band has hired the bodyguards for their upcoming US tour, reported Sun Online. Beefed-up security to combat crazed fans also includes men from the troops who had served in Iraq. Tour chiefs fear Liam Payne`s recent split from dancer Danielle Peazer will make him the prime target for female fans. Their US tour kicks off from Florida on June, 13 but the fan websites have already posted details of the boyband`s hotels. "Liam becoming single has made things even more fraught. Some of the security staff have worked with Obama and in war zones," said a source. A separate security team is being dispatched by Madame Tussauds to guard the hunks` wax statues that will be on the display in New York. PTI