Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Cheryl 'wants to have her say' as she's blasted over Liam Payne age gap
ok.co.ukDespite splitting back in 2018 the relationship between singers Cheryl Tweedy and Liam Payne, is back in the headlines.The duo got together in February 2016 before they split in 2018, despite their first meeting on X Factor back in 2008 when Liam first auditioned for the show as a teen.There is a ten year age gap between the pair with Cheryl now being 39, and former One Direction star Liam Payne being 29.
Despite the age gap the pair have a son, Bear together who was born in March of 2017, and the pair then split just over a year later.
The pair may have thought that the comments surrounding their relationship due to the age gap was in the past, but due to Phillip Schofield's affair they are back in the headlines.
Many people have been pointing out that the duo first met when Liam was only 14, at that time Cheryl was still married to footballer Ashley Cole.
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