Liam Payne is having a tough week from falling ill and causing the cancellation of a Belfast Concert and now, People confirms that the One Direction member and his girlfriend Sophia Smith have split up.
Payne and Smith have split and called it quits after over two years of romantic relationship. The now ex-couple had started dating in May 2013. They first met at Wolverhampton, England when they were still students. Payne, previously told Attitude, that at first, he thought that Smith wasn't into him, saying, "I didn't actually go out with her at the time [years ago]."
"I used to see her at school and we'd kind of chat. I asked her sister for her number. She was very shy and didn't give much indication that she liked me, so I just assumed that she wasn't interested, as well as thinking, she was way too hot for me anyway," Payne told Attitude.
Last week, One Direction's Belfast concert was cancelled at the last minute as Payne reportedly got ill and was too sick to perform, which caused concern among 1D fans. In its report, Mirror said that fans were already speculating that Payne and Smith had split because on Saturday, Payne posted a melancholic tweet, saying: "I love how music is always there for you when you need it most."
The report added that Smith had also deleted pictures with Payne from her social media accounts, fuelling the split rumors. An insider recently told Mirror that Payne is currently dealing with his sadness. "Liam and Sophia have split up. Liam is incredibly sad, but is going to keep busy," the insider said.
One Direction will definitely be busy with their upcoming new album Nov. 13 release. The album entitled "Made in the A.M." features the band's new single "Perfect."
"He really hopes that everybody will respect both his and Sophia's privacy and stop speculating," the source, who was close to Liam, further said.
