With One Direction, Liam Payne went on to become one of the biggest pop stars in the world. After the boyband announced their break, he released hits as a solo star - but struggled with the pressures of fame.
When Simon Cowell and his fellow X Factor judges were choosing the young singers to form One Direction, it was Liam Payne he was certain of. 'He was the stand-out audition,' the music mogul said, as a Polaroid of the then 16-year-old was placed on top of the smiling, fresh faces of Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. Zayn Malik soon followed. The judges agreed Payne could be the 'leader'.
In interviews, he spoke candidly about his struggles with mental health and addiction to alcohol. 'For some certain circumstances - I'm quite lucky to be here still, which is something I've never really shared with anyone,' he told former soldier and TV personality Ant Middleton on his Straight Talking show in 2019. 'I can't go too deep into it because I don't know how I feel myself. I still haven't made my peace with it, to be honest.
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