Liam Payne Dating Rumors: One Direction Star With 'X Factor' Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

It is a sad day for tweens everywhere as another member of One Direction is off the market. That's right, it has been revealed that heartthrob of the band, Liam Payne, is reportedly dating X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. The two meet back when the 22-year-old star was 14 and auditioned for the show.

According to Us Weekly, Payne first took to the X Factor stage when he was 14 back in 2008, where he first meet Cheryl, but after being unsuccessful in the competition, he came back two years later and was put in One Direction, also while Cheryl was a judge on the program.

However, one little hiccup in the plan is that while Payne is single following his breakup with Sophia Smith in October, Versini is still married to her second husband, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, after getting hitched in 2014.

It seems that the couple has been keeping things private for the most part, but Payne might have roused the suspicions of his fans when he took to his Instagram account earlier this month and posted a picture of a rose, writing in the caption, "Happy Valentine's Day baby..."

A photo posted by Liam Payne (@fakeliampayne) on Feb 14, 2016 at 3:32am PST

Not only that but E! News is reporting that Payne stepped out last month with a rose tattoo on his hand that bared a similar resemblance to the one that Cheryl has on her lower back.

So how is the couple taking the sudden outing of her romantic status? According to a source for Us Weekly, they "hate that it's out there," but Payne is "kind of relieved at the same time because now they don't have to be paranoid about getting caught."

The insider also added the Payne is happy with the relationship as he is more of a monogamous guy rather than hooking up with random people person.

"[Liam] wanted to be back in a relationship for a while," the insider explained. "[He] never liked the whole random hookup thing."