On March 8 \u2014 just two days after the release of Harry Styles<\/a>\u2019 new album and the night before the singer appeared in the audience during Ryan Gosling<\/a>\u2019s Saturday Night Live<\/a> monologue \u2014 Parker and her roommate, Katherine Christen<\/a>, set out on their usual walk from Brooklyn toward the Lower East Side.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was the first Sunday above 60 degrees in New York since the summer,\u201d Parker, 25, tells PEOPLE. \u201cIf you live in NYC, you know how big of a deal that is. We\u2019ve had such a long winter, so already Kat and I were beaming and saying, \u2018This is the best day ever.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n As they walked across the bridge around 2 p.m., the roommates decided to make the moment even better by listening to Styles\u2019 newly released album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.<\/a> together through a Spotify Jam session.<\/p>\n At one point, they were playing Parker\u2019s favorite track so far \u2014 \u201cDance No More\u201d \u2014 dancing as they walked.<\/p>\n Then something unexpected happened. A runner coming toward them suddenly stopped, grabbed their shoulders and asked, slightly out of breath, if they were Styles’ fans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were like\u2026 um yes!!!! Why?\u201d Parker recalls.<\/p>\n The runner quickly explained that Styles, 32, was currently walking on the bridge toward them \u2014 alongside actress Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/a>, 37.<\/p>\n \u201cShe said, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m warning you that he\u2019s on the bridge right now coming up this way towards you with Zo\u00eb Kravitz, so be prepared,\u2019\u201d Parker says.<\/p>\n \u201cI honestly lost feeling in my whole body,\u201d Parker recalls. \u201cI looked down at my phone and realized that holy s—, I\u2019m literally listening to his new album \u2014 let alone my favorite song \u2014 in this exact moment.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s when Christen immediately started recording on her phone \u2014 just in case. Still, Parker didn\u2019t want to interrupt the singer. Instead, she came up with a quick plan.<\/p>\n \u201cMy game plan was to just show my phone and point to it and then point to my headphones to signal that I\u2019m listening to the new album,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Julia Parker and Kat Christen on a walk As seen in the now-viral video Christen captured, Styles immediately reacted.<\/p>\n \u201cHe smiled and went in for a fist bump and a hug,\u201d Parker says. \u201cYou can kind of hear him say, \u2018Let\u2019s go, that\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Although the clip cuts off shortly after, Parker says the interaction continued.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember being in shock that he was coming in for a hug, so I asked, \u2018Wait, I can hug you?\u2019\u201d she recalls. \u201cAnd he laughed and said, \u2018Of course!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Styles then hugged Christen as well.<\/p>\n According to Parker, the singer leaned in to get a better look at her phone and asked what song they were listening to.<\/p>\n \u201cI told him it was my favorite \u2014 \u2018Dance No More,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cAnd he thanked us for listening.\u201d<\/p>\n He then asked both women for their names and gave each of them a handshake.<\/p>\n Christen also complimented Kravitz during the encounter.<\/p>\n \u201cKat told Zo\u00eb that she\u2019s awesome,\u201d Parker says. \u201cZo\u00eb was incredibly sweet, smiling and laughing at the serendipitous moment behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry Styles first bumping Julia Parker After the brief interaction, Parker says everything felt like a blur.<\/p>\n The roommates spoke with two other fans who had also encountered Styles on the bridge and exchanged phone numbers to share photos and videos. Then they did the only thing that seemed logical.<\/p>\n \u201cWe walked back to Williamsburg and sat down for a drink,\u201d Parker says. \u201cHonestly, what else were we supposed to do?\u201d<\/p>\n Later, Parker posted the video to TikTok so friends could see it \u2014 not expecting much beyond that.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think much about uploading it,\u201d she says. \u201cI don\u2019t really use TikTok like that. I mainly posted it for myself and my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n Instead, the clip quickly spread online, reaching more than 2 million views.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been surreal seeing it go viral,\u201d Parker says. \u201cThe interaction itself felt surreal, and this is just insane.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry Styles walking on the bridge For Parker, the moment felt even more meaningful because it wasn\u2019t the first time she had unexpectedly crossed paths with Styles.<\/p>\n Exactly six months earlier \u2014 on Sept. 8, 2025 \u2014 she spotted him running near the Williamsburg Bridge. At the time, he ran right past her on a crosswalk, so they didn’t interact directly.<\/p>\n Still, the brief encounter stuck with her. \u201cI remember thinking to myself that everything was going to be okay \u2014 that I was in the right place at the right time,\u201d Parker says.<\/p>\n Then, exactly six months later on March 8, she saw him again.<\/p>\n \u201cThis time it was the first beautiful day of the year, two days after his album came out, while I was literally listening to my favorite song,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd we were able to capture the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been my number one artist for over a decade,\u201d Parker adds. \u201cAnyone who knows me knows what Harry means to me. We admire him so deeply. He\u2019s very special, and this moment was very special to us.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Julia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/53c123a47e811469bb8fc2c53d5afb99.jpeg\"\/)
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