Liam Payne opens up about his love for Cheryl for the first time, saying she’s been his ‘dream girl’ since he was a teen
One Direction star gushes about his mum-to-be girlfriend in new interview
LIAM PAYNE is genuinely living out his childhood fantasies.
He’s a multimillionaire, a music superstar and, to top if all off, about to have a baby with the woman of his dreams.
For the first time, the ONE DIRECTION star has broken his silence about his relationship with CHERYL, admitting the Geordie singer — ten years his senior — was the girl he lusted over as a scruffy teenager in Wolverhampton.
Liam said: “This is the thing. In a non-cliché way, it’s weird waking up every day and literally living out your dream. You wake up in the most beautiful places.
“Obviously I have the most beautiful girlfriend in the world and she’s absolutely amazing. She’s been my dream girl since I was younger. She’s so ace.”
Liam and Cheryl, who I revealed were dating in February last year, are UK music’s No1 power couple, amassing millions of record sales between them courtesy of their careers as part of the biggest boyband and girlband of their generation — 1D and GIRLS ALOUD.
She opens up about how NICK JONAS is a “really good kisser” and discusses drunk calling before she was legally old enough to drink.
She said: “I called my brother’s friend, told him I loved him and would let him take my virginity.”
That’s the most embarrassing tale I’ve heard in a while.
Biz bits
— ED SHEERAN has confirmed my exclusive he will top the bill at Glasto.
Speaking last night at the start of his world tour in Italy, he said: “I’m headlining Glastonbury on the Sunday night, which is awesome.”
— THE CRANBERRIES will release a new unplugged album, Something Else, next month.
It features a collection of reworked versions of hit singles, including a beautiful rendition of 1993’s Linger alongside the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
A clean break
CLEAN BANDIT have revealed they have not seen NEIL MILAN since his shock departure from the band last year.
GRACE CHATTO and brothers JACK and LUKE PATTERSON were stunned when he quit in October.
The trio, famous for hits Rockabye and Rather Be, visited Bizarre HQ yesterday, where I asked whether they were all still friends.
Jack said: “We have been away so much we haven’t seen him.”
Grace added: “There are lots of things he didn’t like about it. He didn’t like travelling that much.
“When you start a band you don’t really think about what it entails.
“And it entailed being away from home for three years pretty solidly, and he found that quite difficult.”
I think Clean Bandit are much better off without Neil.
Their excellent single Symphony with ZARA LARSSON, out today, goes some way to proving that.
Biz meter: The weekend
— IT’S a tale as old as time but that doesn’t mean viewers won’t be racing to the cinema to watch the huge live-action remake of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as it hits screens today.
Starring EMMA WATSON and DAN STEVENS, it is expected to gross £100million at the box office this weekend alone.
— ZARA LARSSON has already racked up three UK top ten singles and she’ll hope her album shoots up the charts too.
Out today, So Good features her hits Lush Life, I Would Like and Ain’t My Fault as well as Never Forget You, recorded with MNEK.
Plus there are collaborations with WIZKID and TY DOLLA $IGN.
— ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG, ALED JONES, BRADLEY WALSH and RUSSELL WATSON will be among performers celebrating DAME VERA LYNN at her 100th birthday spectacular at the London Palladium tomorrow night.
It follows the release of her new album Vera Lynn 100, which is out today.
— PREPARE for one of the final ceremonies of the awards season.
Stars of the screen will descend on Camden’s Roundhouse on Sunday for the Three Empire Awards.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story looks set to sweep the board with nine nominations, including Best Actress for FELICITY JONES.