Single man? Liam gets moody on Twitter amid break-up reports

Oct 26, 2015

Liam Payne is a single man, if the latest reports are to be believed.

The singer is said to have split from his girlfriend of two years Sophia Smith, with one source telling The Mirror he's "incredibly sad" but coping well.

"Liam and Sophia have split up. Liam is incredibly sad, but is going to keep busy," the insider said.

"He really hopes that everybody will respect both his and Sophia's privacy and stop speculating."

Though neither party have officially confirmed a break-up, Liam did seem downcast on social media over the weekend.

I love how music is always there for you when you need it most x

— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) October 24, 2015

"I love how music is always there for you when you need it most x," he wrote, leading fans to speculate something was not right.

If the break-up rumours are indeed true, it'll be the third One Direction split in under a year.

Louis Tomlinson, who is soon to welcome a child with stylist Briana Jungwirth, parted ways with Eleanor Calder in March after four years together.

And after quitting the One Direction tour (and later the band itself) for crisis talks earlier this year, Zayn Malik called off his engagement to Perrie Edwards in August.

Liam has always appeared totally smitten with Sophia, often taking to social media to tell fans how much he missed her while away on tour.