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
Liam Payne admits relationship with Cheryl Cole was 'ruined' by birth of their son Bear
dailyrecord.co.ukLiam Payne has admitted that he and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole had a solid relationship until she fell pregnant with their son Bear.Cheryl, who is 10 years older than the One Direction star, gave birth to their son in 2017 when ex beau Liam was just 23.
The pair first met in 2008 when Liam Payne was 14, during his X-Factor audition with his unbeknownst future girlfriend Cheryl Cole, then 25, sitting among the judges.They came face to face again in 2010 when Liam reapplied for the talent show and was put into a group which would go on to become the biggest boyband in the world, One Direction.Speaking to US YouTuber Logan Paul about the breakdown of their relationship on his Impaulsive podcast, Liam shared that he didn't "know what was coming" and struggled to come to terms with being a father, the Mirror reports.He and the Geordie beauty were in a relationship for two years before they decided to split one year after Bear was born.He said: "To be honest with you, it ruined a relationship at that point – but for all the right reasons."However, Liam is full of praise for his ex, especially when it comes to her parenting skills as he called Cheryl "the best mum in the world" and added: "I couldn't ask for someone better."Speaking of Bear's birth, he said it was quite a scary experience to go through as the Girls Aloud star "haemorrhaged quite badly" afterwards and she had to rest for much of her son's first day in the world, meaning a young Liam had to immediately step up and care for his son.Recalling the first day on the podcast he said: "It was me and a baby in the room and I had to take care of it.
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