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 has given a rare insight into co-parenting his son Bear with his ex-partner Cheryl. Speaking to The One Show on Thursday, 28 year old Liam told the story of how a chicken was brought into Bear's school for the children to see.
He said: "I went to Cheryl's the next week to see Bear, she was like 'Oh they had a chicken bought in [at school]. "Can you guess what the name of the chicken that was brought to see my son?” Liam paused for effect before revealing: "The chicken was called Nugget. "Luckily he didn't click which I though was great, but that was a bit on the edge, wasn't it?" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .
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