Liam Payne is reportedly desperate for a One Direction reunion

Liam Payne is reportedly desperate for a One Direction reunion. 

Liam is aware “he has fallen out of favor with the public” after sharing negative comments about the group and wants to “relaunch his career”.

But our source said that father-of-one Liam, who has a six-year-old son, Bear, with ex-girlfriend and former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, has since seen the error of his ways, and knows he has some serious grovelling to do.

“Liam really regrets all the things he’s said about the boys in the past,” they revealed. “He didn’t think he’d get the backlash he did and now he’s been left eating humble pie.

“He knows he shouldn’t have spoken about the band on the podcast last year and that the only way he’ll be able to bring them all together again is if he makes amends.

But the singer hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last year after making some rather wild comments about his former bandmates and his solo career on American YouTuber Logan Paul’s podcast.

After dishing dirt on Zayn’s past controversies – including his alleged assault of former girlfriend Gigi Hadid’s mother Yolanda – Liam claimed that the group had originally been formed around himself as the star, before stating that he’d “outsold everybody within the band” in a reference to his 2017 solo debut single Strip That Down.

Days after the 29-year-old X Factor alumnus was seen laughing with former bandmate Louis Tomlinson at the premiere of his documentary, All Of Those Voices, a source has revealed that Liam wants nothing more than a reunion tour to relaunch his career.

“Liam is desperate to get back on the road with the boys,” they explained. “His solo career hasn’t remained as successful as he hoped it would, and work has become stagnant for him.

“In contrast, he can see how well Harry is doing and he’d love that level of stardom for himself.

“He knows he’s somewhat fallen out of favour with the public, and believes the only way he’ll be able to win back his fans is with a One Direction reunion,” the source added.

Liam shot to fame in 2010 when music mogul Simon Cowell brought him and Louis together with their X Factor co-contestants Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Niall Horan to form One Direction.