THEO HORAN, the one-year-old son of One Direction star Niall Horan’s brother Greg, already has a modelling contract and his own magazine.

And he is now opening supermarkets. This morning 17-month-old Theo cut the ribbon (metaphorically speaking) on a new Lidl store in Mullingar.

Here he is, styled for the occasion, with a miniature trolley:

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Yes, at the age when most of us are just beginning to walk, Theo is performing celebrity duties at the checkout by his father’s side.

The news comes just a couple of weeks after Theo (well, probably one of Theo’s parents) signed a modelling contract for the toddler with Andrea Roche Model Agency.

According to a press release Theo “launched” the new Lidl, which boasts “an innovative new baking facility” and “ultra-modern design”.

Did we mention that he also has his own range of commemorative coins?

Theo was the subject of mild controversy in October when his father Greg’s Twitter account posted a complaint that Niall didn’t visit the baby boy enough.

Greg later said that he was hacked. He wrote: “I’m sick of these lies about me and people talking about me i taught I had friends in directioners hopefully I do big love x x”.

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