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
Gigi Hadid, 25, and Zayn Malik, 27,have been congratulated by his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne after news broke that she is expecting their first child.
One Direction fans urged the band members to share their best wishes to the pair, but it seemed unlikely after rumours spread that they were all feuding since Zayn's exit in 2015.
But Liam, 26, has broken his silence by sharing his congratulations to both Gigi and Zayn after their pregnancy announcement.
Speaking on his latest Instagram live, Liam said: "Also this week, didn’t really wanna leave it out, wanted to make sure I said something on my own place before I started getting asked about it relentlessly by everybody. "I just wanted to say congratulations to Zayn and Gigi
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