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 praised ex Cheryl and said they are 'closer than they've ever been' as they co-parent son Bear. The couple split in 2018 after two years of dating and just over a year after Bear was born.
Since then, they have been sharing parenting responsibilities of their little boy, and in a new interview with Glamour, Liam opened up about how they have managed during the pandemic and lockdown.
He said: "Cheryl is literally the best person to co-parent with. No stress involved. It's very, very relaxed, and we spend a lot of time on FaceTime. "And it's been really lovely, and I'm closer to them than I've ever been before, actually, which is really, really nice. "But bedtime FaceTime can go really well sometimes.
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