Harry Styles appears aggravated as he is tailed by a fan asking for his autograph while on a low-key stroll in New York City

Harry Styles appeared aggravated as he was seen engaging with a fan in New York City on Wednesday. 

The Aperture singer, 32, is often spotted out and about on low-key strolls or running in New York or around his home in London. 

However the star was caught up in a heated exchange after he was seen in an intense interaction with an autograph seeker, who then began following him.

The pair were seen pointing in each other's faces and looked to be arguing as the fan held onto a stack of records for Harry to sign. 

Harry was joined by his bodyguard, and despite their confrontation the fan then continued to walk alongside Harry for a few blocks.   

The star didn't look as though he wanted to be spotted as he stepped out in a grey baseball cap and sunglasses. 

Harry's bodyguard was seen approaching a police car to tell them what was happening, however the police did not intervene.  

Harry's representatives declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail.

The interaction comes after Harry recently credited an 'outgoing' girlfriend for making him less afraid to go out in public.

Speaking with Radiohead star Thom Yorke for Rolling Stone magazine, Thom told the star: 'I was also impressed that you were just walking down the street. I was like, “Where’s his security?” 

'Because I mean, I know I can do it, but I didn’t know you could do it. Is that a choice?'

Harry explained: 'I think in the early days, when I was in the band, so much of the hotel experience felt very locked-in. When I’d be home, it felt like, “Oh, it’s not safe for me to be out.”

'Then I had a girlfriend who was very outgoing, and she was coming to London and I was like, “Oh, if we just sit in my house for three days, she’s gonna think I’m nuts.”

'So we walked everywhere, and it was this realisation for me: “Oh, it’s fine to be outside.”

'It kind of broke that thing. Now, it’s changed my life in such a big way, because it’s how you stay connected to the world.'

Harry could have been alluding to his past relationship with Taylor Swift, who Harry dated around the height of One Direction's success back in 2012 – at the time she was 22 and he was 18.

He added: 'I read something about walking being the artist’s kind of perspective, because you’re at ground level and you see things that you just don’t see if you’re driving everywhere.'

As well as walking around his home city, Harry is also frequently spotted out on a run or hopping on a Lime bike.

Last year he stunned fans when he popped up again on the streets of Tokyo, taking part in the city marathon.

Despite being one of the most famous faces in the world, he insisted that being in constant motion meant that fans often didn't get the chance to recognise him.

He told Runner's World back in March: 'Well, the main thing is that you’re always moving. You can turn a corner wherever,' he said.

'I think with people who see me, it’s a bit more "Was that…?" rather than, "Oh look it’s him!" And by that time, you’re already gone.