Liam Payne is officially off the market! The One Direction star took to social media to confirm his relationship with British singer and X-Factor UK judge, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. The new hot couple is proving once again that age doesn't really matter.
The 22-year-old 1D member posted a photo that shows him and the 32-year-old singer on Instagram looking very much of a couple. Liam appears to be topless in the photo as he smolders for the camera while Cheryl had a blank stare on her face and matches it with a wacky pose.
Liam Payne from 1D (22 years old) has now confirmed that he's dating British singer Cheryl (32 years old) pic.twitter.com/WE4y16zr9s
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The Sun reports that Payne and Fernandez-Versini were "dating" and are "madly in love." The duo started hooking up back in December after Cheryl split with husband, Jean-Bernard.
“Cheryl and Liam are in a relationship. It was unexpected but they’ve both made each other incredibly happy,” the source told the magazine. “They’ve always got on well and share many of the same interests, but there was never anything romantic between them in the past.”
Cheryl was one of the judges on the show five years ago that helped Liam and his other band members, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, reach the ultimate stardom level.
“Their relationship developed very quickly in December after the X Factor final where One Direction gave their final performance before starting their hiatus. Liam is madly in love. This is the real deal,” the source added.
This is just another reminder that the One Direction boys are now full-fledged men. Styles and Horan had been hooking up with A-list celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Selena Gomez respectively while Tomlinson is now a father to a baby boy named Freddie.
