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
Former Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard, 25, shocked fans by announcing he has left the show this week, despite being confirmed as part of this year’s professional line-up earlier this month.
Now, the professional dancer has candidly opened up about his reasons to leave the show.The professional dancer admitted “it was a relief to finally quit” as he said he had to turn down numerous opportunities due to being apart of the BBC show.Speaking to The Sun, he said: “I did have to turn down things in the past, which I was upset about sometimes, but I understood I was part of Strictly Come Dancing.“Now I am going to pursue things I didn’t have the time for.
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