Liam Payne And Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Are Dating

According to reports One Direction singer Liam Payne is dating X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and The Sun were the first to report the romance, sharing that the pair have been dating since late 2015.

Payne and Fernandez-Versini first met when Payne was competing on the X Factor in 2010 with his future One Direction bandmates, and have kept in touch since Fernandez-Versini signed with Modest, One Direction's management company.

A source close to Fernandez-Versini said “It's "been going on for awhile, both are very similar and happy”. According to The Sun said the pair's romance developed in December after the X Factor finale where One Direction gave their final performance before starting their hiatus.

Fernandez-Versini is currently in the midst of a divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, her husband of 19 months. Payne split up with longtime girlfriend Sophia Smith in October, shortly after revealing they had discussed getting married.