Jay McGuiness, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Nathan Sykes of The Wanted perform on stage at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on March 09, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales.
The chart-topping boyband formed in 2009 (Picture: Mike Lewis Photography/Redferns)

Fans of The Wanted have been left fearful that there may have been a falling out among two of the bandmates, after spotting signs on Instagram.

The boyband formed in 2009, with members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes.

The quintet climbed the charts with tracks like All Time Low, before they went on a hiatus in 2014 so all five could focus on their solo projects.

They later reunited in 2021 for a charity concert after their late bandmate Tom Parker was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Max and Siva have since relaunched the group as The Wanted 2.0, after Tom’s death in 2022, but Nathan and Jay decided not to join.

Fans of the band have now speculated that there may be ‘beef’ between Max and Nathan, after noticing that the pair no longer follow each other on Instagram.

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Members of the band The Wanted; (L-R) Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Nathan Sykes attend British Pop Sensation The Wanted Take Over Planet Dailies at Planet Dailies & Mixology 101 on April 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Planet Dailies)
The Wanted reunited in 2021 for a charity concert for Tom Parker (Picture: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Planet Dailies)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Singers Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Nathan Sykes, Max George and Jay McGuiness from The Wanted perform onstage during rehearsals for the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AMA)
Fans fear Max George and Nathan Sykes could have ‘beef’ (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AMA)

Sharing the details to a Reddit fan thread, @No-Sweet8458 said they had been a fan of the band since 2012, writing: ‘I remember vividly most of them unfollowing each other and specifically Max unfollowing all of them and then ofc all of them followed each other back after Tom announced his diagnosis.

‘I couldn’t help but to just check for fun to see if the boys are all following each other and couldn’t help but notice Max and Nathan unfollowed each other? I wonder if theres any beef between them.’

Replying on the thread, @AstronomerBorn4135 added: ‘They haven’t followed each other in a very long time. I think there’s some beef there but I don’t know what.’

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: (L-R) Max George, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted attend the Z100 Jingle Ball Official Kick Off Party at Aeropostale Times Square on October 19, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
The quintet climbed the charts with tracks like All Time Low (Picture: Andrew H Walker/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, @Both_Foundation5817 said they had done the same sleuthing on Insta, writing: ‘I noticed this the first go round of this 2.0 stuff. I was kinda hopeful on the fact maybe they’d have a reunion but once I did some lurking I saw the no following thing.’

Max has been open in recent months after the recovery from heart surgery, which saw him rushed to A&E to have a pacemaker installed after his mother noticed he had ‘turned blue’.

Meanwhile, Nathan tied the knot with his fiancée Charlotte Burke in North Yorkshire earlier this month. 

Metro contacted Max George and Nathan Sykes’s representatives for comment.

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