Liam Payne cozies up to fellow singer Rita Ora as the two have a run-in on Thursday (February 7) in London, England.

The 19-year-old One Direction member met up with Rita, 22, backstage while they were both checking out the X Factor UK at the O2 Arena.

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“Went to watch X factor tonight at the 02 and look who I found! Liam so good to see ya buddy!” she tweeted, along with the photo of them together.

Liam and his bandmates – Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Niall Horan – have been hard at work rehearsing for their upcoming world tour.

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