Liam Payne reveals his favourite memory from The X Factor and it's about Cheryl
He first appeared on the show when he was 14
Last updated 18th May 2017
Liam Payne's debut solo single 'Strip That Down' officially lands tomorrow (Friday 19th May) so he popped in for a chat with Tom Green from our sister station The Hits.
Despite only being 23-years-old, Liam has enjoyed an amazing career during his time in One Direction and he has TV show The X Factor to thank for his success.
Tom asked Liam after all of his success, what his favourite memory from the show is... and it's not what you might expect.
Giggling as he spoke, Liam revealed his favourite moment was actually during his first stint on the show when he gave his now girlfriend Cheryl a cheeky wink whilst she was on the judging panel, despite only being 14-years-old at the time.
He told our sister station, "I think when I winked at my Mrs on the show, before she was my Mrs. I think it's just the best thing ever."
Liam also said he got ridiculed by his mates at school after the moment aired, but now revealed he has had the last laugh because she is now his 'Mrs'.
He even relived the wink... nine years on!
Check it out below:
Not remember him doing it on the show? Watch the moment below 🙈
Liam first auditioned for the show in 2008 but was sadly eliminated by Simon at the judges' houses stage. Coming back stronger, Liam returned in 2010 and was later put into boyband One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
Despite finishing third on the show, One Direction went on to become one of the biggest selling boybands and scored a massive 14 top ten hits, including four number ones.
Liam also told our sister station he has learnt a lot since becoming a father for the first time in March. After months of speculation that the couple were expecting a baby, the pair finally confirmed the news when they announced baby Bear was born on Wednesday 22 March.
Calling it his 'favourite memory so far', Liam broke the news on his Instagram page.
Liam revealed Bear has taught him things he didn't already know about himself and admitted tiredness doesn't exist for him anymore.
Talking about Cheryl, Liam said she does more of the night feeds due to her always being awake and referred to himself as the 'accessory man' as he does the cooking.
Liam is the final member of One Direction to release solo music since the successful band started their hiatus in early 2016.
Louis Tomlinson released his track 'Just Hold On' with Steve Aoki, Niall Horan has released two singles, 'This Town' and 'Slow Hands' and Harry Styles delighted fans last month when he dropped his solo track 'Sign Of The Times' and then his self titled album 'Harry Styles' earlier this month.
Liam will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of his ex-band mates with his new track 'Strip That Down'.
The song, which features Quavo and was written with the help of Ed Sheeran, has a hip-hop feel to it and Liam told Tom he took inspiration from the one and only Justin Timberlake.
Revealing the brief of the song was 'What would Justin Timberlake do now if he left N-Sync' Liam said, "JT what a man! It's obviously different to what JT stuff does and it's more Atlanta based hip-hop."
Liam will be chatting to our very own Darryl Morris during his show on Monday night! (22nd May).
Be sure to tune in from 7pm for all the gossip about his new music, life as a father and his relationship with Cheryl.