Liam Payne Says He & Louis Tomlinson Used To Hate Each Other

Liam Payne, former One Direction bandmate, was briefly back in the limelight after comments about his former bandmates on a podcast went viral. During the appearance on the Logan Paul podcast Impaulsive, Payne mentioned that he and Louis Tomlinson used to hate each other, and also spoke about feuds he had with Zayn Malik.

The singer recalled meeting his bandmates when they appeared as solo contestants on The X Factor. He said most of the members were “rowdy guys” while he was much more reclusive, which caused some tensions between him and other members early on.

When pressed about who the rowdiest band member was, Payne said, “Louis was wild and he wanted to be wild.” Liam also added that they’re friends now, but “in the band, we hated each other. Like, to come to blows hate each other, it was close.”

Payne’s first mention of Malik came up first when discussing drama pertaining to Payne’s interviewer, Logan Paul, who claimed along with his brother Jake that Malik was rude to them in Vegas. Malik’s then-partner, Gigi Hadid, responded with an insult for Jake and called Malik a “respectful king.”