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
Gallery: ‘It’s a badge I've worn proudly’. The stars who admit to being prudes. . . (BANG Showbiz)“They mentioned a specific incident involving Zayn which I responded to - but listening back maybe I didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have. “I was saying that there will always be things we disagree on but that I will always, always be on his side.
That’s family. Zayn is my brother and I will stand by him forever. ” In the podcast, Liam could be seen sipping on whiskey and sharing his point of view on the rumour he allegedly shoved Yolanda Hadid – the mum of Zayn’s ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid, 27 – into a dresser during a heated row.
Liam confessed that while he will always “dislike” Zayn for many reasons, he will also always stick up for his estranged friend.
The singer’s explanation got a mixed reaction from fans, one of whom responded online: "No he did articulate himself how he wanted to he just sees now that he’s getting cancelled for it and is trying to drag himself out a burning fire," one reply to Liam's Twitter thread read. ” Another wrote to the singer saying he needed to “take some time for yourself”.
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