One Direction Facts

DADDY DIRECTION

1. Liam Payne was born on 29th August 1993.

2. Liam is the One Direction middleman – Louis and Zayn are older than him while Harry and Niall are younger.

3. Along with Niall, Liam is a Virgo. According to the star sign he is analytical, observant, helpful, reliable and precise.

4. Liam has two older sisters called Ruth and Nicola.

5. Liam’s parents are called Karen and Geoff.

6. Liam’s favourite colour is purple.

7. Liam also took part the 2008 series of The X Factor making it through to Simon’s house in Barbados where he was cruelly eliminated. Simon thought he was too young and asked him to come back in two years – a move that worked out pretty well!!

8. Liam’s favourite film is the Toy Story trilogy.

9. Liam’s celebrity crush is Leona Lewis and his man crush is stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre?! Nope, us neither!

10. Liam spent his childhood in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, the birthplace of Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant and Slade’s Noddy Holder.

11. Liam once cried while watching Marley & Me. Bless.

12. Liam has a very unusual phobia – SPOONS! He admits it’s “very strange”.

13. Liam has just over seven minutes of solos on One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’, the second most behind Harry.

14. Liam sang ‘Cry Me A River’ in his 2010 audition and received a standing ovation.

15. When he had progressed to bootcamp he covered Oasis’ ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out.’

16. Liam’s Twitter address is @Real_Liam_Payne. As of 10th August 2012 he had 5,204,974 followers.

17. Liam follows more fans than all of his One Direction bandmates do altogether!! As of 10th August 2012 he follows 8,951 people.

18. Liam is an avid fan of boxing. He took up the sport when he was bullied at high school.

19. Liam once confessed to owning a pair of pink hair straighteners. Nice!

20. Liam’s performance of ‘Cry Me A River’ on The X Factor back in the summer of 2010 was dedicated to an ex-girlfriend who cheated on him! He told The Sun: "One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on The X Factor. That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful."

21. Liam shares the same middle name as Niall – James.

22. Liam started dating backing dancer Danielle Peazer during The X Factor in December 2010. They’re still together to this day.

23. After falling ill as a baby, Liam underwent years of tests until aged four when doctors discovered that one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. He had to have up to 32 injections a day to cope with the pain. Poor lad :(

24. Due to his kidney problems, Liam doesn’t drink alcohol and has to look after himself. He told Digital Spy: "I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible."

25. In August 2012, Liam dropped the bombshell that his damaged kidney had miraculously started working again. He tweeted: “Just been for an ultrasound on my kidney turns out its fixed form when I was a baby!!! :o so now I have two :) #weirdnewsoftheday”

26. Before The X Factor, Liam once performed in front of 26,000 people at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.

27. When he auditioned for The X Factor, Liam was music technology student at the City of Wolverhampton College.

28. Liam says that Justin Timberlake is his biggest influence while Gary Barlow is also an inspiration.

29. Liam’s favourite animals are turtles! He has two pet turtles called Boris and Archimedes.

30. Liam can play the guitar.

31. Liam loves girls with nice eyes.

32. Liam hates it when girls are too confident. He likes them to be a little bit shy.

33. The one person guaranteed to make Liam smile is Louis. Ahhh! Liam said: “Even if I’m in a situation where I’m mad at him, the person who can make me smile is Louis. Whatever happens he’ll make me laugh about something because he’s that crazy.”

34. Liam would love to play a prank on Simon Cowell.

35. Liam says that just like his 1D bandmates, he’s grounded. Speaking about the One Thing video shoot, he said: "Our video for out new single was filmed in London. We're not divas, we've got no interest in jetting off to the Caribbean just to shoot a video.”

36. Liam would like to shave his hair off but worries he “wouldn’t get away with it.”

37. If Liam could interview one pop star it would be Usher.

38. Liam often defends his girlfriend Danielle on Twitter when she receives hatemail. One tweet reads: "#SometimesIHateTwitter when it becomes a place to abuse people who uve never met never did anything to you but you still choose to be cruel.”

39. In Sugarscape’s list of the 50 hottest males of 2011, Liam came eighth. In The Sun’s countdown he was 11th.

40. Liam’s nickname is Daddy Directioner as he’s the most mature member of the band.

41. Liam loves singing in the shower. He often sings songs by The Script!

42. Liam often describes himself as “the clumsy one” in One Direction.

43. Liam was nicknamed Cheesy Head by his sisters as a kid because he ate cheese crisps all the time.

44. When Liam went fishing in San Diego earlier this year he caught a baby tiger shark! Thankfully he put it back in the water.

45. In May 2012, poor Liam broke his toe by dropping his computer on it. Doh! He told Good Morning America: “I dropped a MacBook Pro on it, which is not a very exciting story at all.” That’s gotta hurt!

46. Liam’s favourite love song is ‘End of May’ by Michael Bublé.

47. When Liam was younger his older sisters Ruth and Nicola made him dress in women’s clothes! He told The Sun: “They used to try to influence my fashion a bit. Which you know... may have involved a heel or two.”

48. Liam’s favourite track on ‘Up All Night’ is ‘I Want’. The song was penned by McFly vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Tom Fletcher.

49. Along with Louis, in April 2012 Liam did a 192metre SkyJump jump off Auckland’s Sky Tower. David Beckham, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber has all previously done the big jump.

50. Liam’s One Direction bandmates call him the Gary Barlow of their group. Niall told The Sun: "Liam has that Barlow aura. He says things like, 'Come on boys, let's roll. Let's get going'. He knows it and can't deny it."