- Girls: Liam Payne loves girls with pretty eyes. He also prefers shy girls and can’t stand girls with too much confidence
- Smile, smile, smile: The person guaranteed to make Liam smile is Louis Tomlinson
- Nickname: His nickname is ‘Daddy Directioner’ because he is the most mature member of One Direction
- Cheese chips: When he was a child, his sisters called him “cheesehead” because he was constantly eating cheese crisps
- Sisters: His sisters also used him as a dress-up doll and often dressed him in girls’ clothes!
- Clumsiness: Harry Styles and Liam Payne are the clumsiest members of One Direction; in 2012 Liam broke his toe by dropping his MacBook Pro on it!
- Nightmares: Liam often has nightmares where he dreams he’s naked in public places!
- Hairstyle: Justin Bieber has claimed that Liam Payne has copied his distinctive hairstyle
- Kisses: When Liam was younger, he used to practice kissing the back of his hand
- Eyebrows: If you look closely at One Direction’s ‘One Thing’ video, you can see that Liam’s left eyebrow has a small notch shaved into it. This was something Harry did while Liam was sleeping
Fact: Liam often has nightmares where he is naked in public places!
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Facts about Liam’s background
- Birth: Liam James Payne was born on August 29, 1993
- Health: He was born 3 weeks premature, which resulted in a number of health issues including kidney problems
- Growing up: He grew up in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Parents: His parents are Karen and Geoff
- Sisters: Liam has 2 older sisters named Nicola and Ruth
Favorite…
- Color: Liam’s favorite color is purple
- Movie: His favorite movies are the Toy Story movies
- Animals: His favorite animals are turtles. He has 2 turtles of his own named Boris and Archimedes
- Singing: His favorite song is ‘End of May’ by Michael Bublé
- Own song: His favorite track from ‘Up All Night’ is ‘I want’
Other facts about Liam Payne
- Age: Liam is the middle child in the band One Direction; Louis and Zayn are older and Harry and Nirall are younger
- Falling in love: He’s a little bit in love with Leona Lewis
- Musical instrument: Liam can play guitar
- Boxing: He loves boxing – a sport he took up when he was bullied at school
- Sport: Besides boxing, he runs a lot and was also a member of an athletics club before joining One Direction
- Kidney problems: He can’t drink alcohol and even has to be careful about drinking too much water due to his congenital kidney problems
- Studies: When Liam joined the X-factor, he was studying music technology at City of Wolverhampton College
- Sources of inspiration: Liam Payne’s biggest inspirations are Gary Barlow and especially Justin Timberlake
- Leader: According to the other members of One Direction, Liam Payne is the Gary Barlow of the group; he keeps them motivated and “going”
- Kids: Liam Payne’s firstborn will be named Taylor – whether it’s a boy or a girl
- Too young: Liam was originally on the X-factor in 2008, where he made it quite far into the program, but the characteristic judge Simon Cowell thought he was too young and sent him home with the message to come back in 2 years – which apparently worked for Liam!
- Fans: He has over 500 fan pages on Facebook
- Strong food: Liam is “a bit of a wuss” when it comes to spicy food
- Stage fright: He still gets very nervous just before their performances. Sometimes he even gets stomach pains
- Ambitions: If Liam wasn’t in One Direction, he’d be a firefighter or a gym teacher
