Liam Payne’s Courting Historical past: ‘X-Issue’ Connections, Extra

Discovering his means! Liam Payne has been studying to navigate his private ups and downs since rising to fame as a member of One Direction in 2010.

The England native’s boy band success and later solo stardom has made finding love somewhat difficult. After an on-off romance with X-Factor dancer Danielle Peazer, Payne was linked to childhood flame Sophia Smith till 2015.

“We have now talked about marriage, however 22 appears a bit younger for us,” the “Strip That Down” singer instructed Attitude journal in its September 2015 concern, one month earlier than calling it quits with Smith. “Sophia must go off and do what she needs to do. I don’t need her to be a kind of stay-at-home girlfriends who doesn’t actually do a lot.”

Payne discovered himself going again to his X-Factor roots in early 2016 when he sparked a romance with Cheryl Cole, who was a choose on the expertise present when he competed again in 2010.

The twosome, who share son Bear, break up after two years of relationship however the breakup didn’t feel real till they publicly commented on it, according to Payne.

“You break up, after which it was like a few days or a few weeks earlier than we truly put the announcement out, and that’s the bit when it actually hits residence, I suppose,” he instructed Vodafone’s Kat Shoob in August 2018. “On the identical level, it’s like breaking apart twice. You already did this as soon as, and now I’m having to undergo all of that once more as a result of I’ve to inform individuals I don’t even actually know.”

Regardless of going by means of ups and downs with Cole, Payne tried his hand at love again in late 2018 when he began seeing Maya Henry. “Typically I don’t acknowledge this completely satisfied man … positive glad you introduced him again although,” the pop singer wrote alongside a photo of the two snuggling on a sofa in September 2019.

Payne continued: “Final however not least this one @maya_henry [thanks] for at all times maintaining the most important smile on my face by means of all of the stress and making me notice how excellent my life actually is. Love you all let’s stack this s–t up.”

The duo got engaged in August 2020 however break up one 12 months later, which Payne blamed on himself. “I really feel like greater than something at this level, I’m extra disillusioned in myself that I carry on hurting individuals,” he confessed throughout a June 2021 episode of the “Diary of a CEO” podcast. “That annoys me. I’ve simply not been excellent at relationships.”

The “Depend On It” singer and Henry reconnected later that 12 months however known as it quits as soon as once more in spring of 2022. Us Weekly confirmed in Could 2022 that the duo had known as off their engagement “over a month in the past,” as photos surfaced of Payne packing on the PDA with influencer Aliana Mawla.

Whereas Henry hinted that Payne’s new relationship seemingly began when they were still together, Mawla’s rep denied the allegations to Us.

“Aliana could be very taken again by the accusations which were made relating to a relationship with Liam whereas he was still engaged or involved with his ex-fiancée,” the rep mentioned in an announcement in Could 2022, noting that the mannequin is “very protecting” of her private life. “She could be very completely satisfied and doesn’t want to talk about this example shifting ahead.”

Scroll all the way down to relive all of Payne’s high-profile relationships over time: