Watch the awkward moment when Cheryl and Liam Payne met for the first time in The X Factor audition room
Liam was only 14 years old when he first auditioned for the ITV talent competition
CHERYL is thought to be expecting her first child with Liam Payne after she began dating the One Direction star earlier this year.
However the pair first met almost a decade ago when Liam was just 14-years-old.
His audition was shown on The Xtra Factor in 2009 as he sported old Justin Bieber-esque mop-like hair.
He stood in front of Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell and, of course, Cheryl and sang a rendition of Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon.
After Louis asked why he was there, he said he was "here to win", adding: "A lot of people have said I'm a good singer and I've got the X Factor. But I don't really know what the 'X Factor' is but I believe you guys do."
Liam sang the song as Cheryl looked suitably impressed.
Simon said that he felt that there was "potential" but that he was "missing a bit of emotion and a bit of fun".
Cheryl, on the other hand, commented: "I like you, I think you're really cute. I think you've got charisma, you know, you gave us that cheeky wink."
Louis agreed, saying that he could do "fantastically" on the show.
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Last night , 33, stepped out with dad-to-be , 23, at a charity bash where she showed off her bump.
A source told The Sun: “Cheryl has told close friends and family the very exciting news that she is expecting her first child.
“She is absolutely ecstatic.
“She doesn’t want to speak publicly about it for a number of reasons, particularly due to some of the battles she has gone through in her personal life in recent years.
“Obviously everyone wants to hear it come from her but she is keeping quiet for now.
“At the event last night she was proudly showing off her bump and telling everyone how happy she was.”
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