Pictures expose Payne’s A-list romances

One Direction star Liam Payne had a string of high profile relationships, including his most controversial with Cheryl Cole who was 10 years his senior.

Victoria Nielsen

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October 17, 2024 - 3:13PM

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Liam Payne dated Danielle Peazer from 2010 - 2013, photographed together here at Whiskey Mist nightclub in London in 2013. Picture: Mark Robert Milan/FilmMagic/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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Liam Payne dated Danielle Peazer from 2010 - 2013, photographed together here at Whiskey Mist nightclub in London in 2013. Picture: Mark Robert Milan/FilmMagic/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple met on The X Factor in 2010, where Peazer was also a dancer. Picture: Wenn/Alamy</p></body></html>

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The couple met on The X Factor in 2010, where Peazer was also a dancer. Picture: Wenn/Alamy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The One Direction singer dated Sophia Smith from 2013 - 2015. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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The One Direction singer dated Sophia Smith from 2013 - 2015. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple initially met while high school at St. Peterâs Collegiate School in Wolverhampton, but didnât start dating until 2013. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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The couple initially met while high school at St. Peterâ€™s Collegiate School in Wolverhampton, but didnâ€™t start dating until 2013. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple dated for a couple of years and had talked about marriage together. âWe have talked about marriage, but 22 seems a bit young for us,â Payne told Attitude magazine. Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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The couple dated for a couple of years and had talked about marriage together. â€œWe have talked about marriage, but 22 seems a bit young for us,â€ Payne told Attitude magazine. Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Payne and Smith went on to break up in 2015. Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for Victoriaâs Secret</p></body></html>

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Payne and Smith went on to break up in 2015. Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for Victoriaâ€™s Secret

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Liam told The Sun in 2015 of their break up: âIâm absolutely devastated to have split with Sophia, but in order to do right by somebody, sometimes itâs better not to do what your heart wants, but to do whatâs better for them.â Picture: Karwai Tang/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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Liam told The Sun in 2015 of their break up: â€œIâ€™m absolutely devastated to have split with Sophia, but in order to do right by somebody, sometimes itâ€™s better not to do what your heart wants, but to do whatâ€™s better for them.â€ Picture: Karwai Tang/Getty Images

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Perhaps Payneâ€™s most high profile relationship, the singer dated British singer Cheryl Cole from 2015 to 2017. Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>While they met when Liam was only 14 and Cheryl was 24, they reportedly didnât start dating until 2015. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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While they met when Liam was only 14 and Cheryl was 24, they reportedly didnâ€™t start dating until 2015. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple welcomed son Bear in 2017. Picture: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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The couple welcomed son Bear in 2017. Picture: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Payne shared a brief romance with model Cario Dwek in 2018. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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Payne shared a brief romance with model Cario Dwek in 2018. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Payne then went onto date American model Maya Henry from 2019 to 2022. Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images</p></body></html>

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Payne then went onto date American model Maya Henry from 2019 to 2022. Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple were engaged in after Payne proposed during the covid lockdown. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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The couple were engaged in after Payne proposed during the covid lockdown. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>While the couple called off the engagement in 2021, they remained together. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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While the couple called off the engagement in 2021, they remained together. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Afteir their break-up in 2022, Henry revealed it was a troubled split: âEver since we broke up he [Payne] messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, itâs always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where itâs gonna come from.â Picture: CRYSTAL PIX / BACKGRID</p></body></html>

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Afteir their break-up in 2022, Henry revealed it was a troubled split: â€œEver since we broke up he [Payne] messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, itâ€™s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where itâ€™s gonna come from.â€ Picture: CRYSTAL PIX / BACKGRID

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Payne shared his thoughts on the split while on the Diary of a CEO podcast: âIâve just not been very good at relationships. And I know what my pattern of things is with relationships at this point.â Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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Payne shared his thoughts on the split while on the Diary of a CEO podcast: â€œIâ€™ve just not been very good at relationships. And I know what my pattern of things is with relationships at this point.â€ Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>It was reported this week that Henry sent Payne a âcease and desistâ in regards to his contact with her. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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It was reported this week that Henry sent Payne a â€˜cease and desistâ€™ in regards to his contact with her. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Payne then briefly dated actress Aliana Mawla in 2022. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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Payne then briefly dated actress Aliana Mawla in 2022. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Now his last relationship, Payne started dating US model Kate Cassidy in 2022. Picture: Backgrid</p></body></html>

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Now his last relationship, Payne started dating US model Kate Cassidy in 2022. Picture: Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>While she had spent some time with Payne recently in Buenos Aires, Cassidy was not with the singer during the time of his death. Picture: PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images</p></body></html>

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While she had spent some time with Payne recently in Buenos Aires, Cassidy was not with the singer during the time of his death. Picture: PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy together during Paris Fashion Week in March 2024. Picture: Backgrid r</p></body></html>

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Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy together during Paris Fashion Week in March 2024. Picture: Backgrid r

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>The couple were rumoured to have split in 2023, but they remained together until his death. Backgrid</p></body></html>

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The couple were rumoured to have split in 2023, but they remained together until his death. Backgrid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Reportedly the last photo of Liam Payne with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, posted to social media before he passed away in Buenos Aires. Picture: Snapchat</p></body></html>

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Reportedly the last photo of Liam Payne with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, posted to social media before he passed away in Buenos Aires. Picture: Snapchat

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