Liam Payne Jokes About His Strange 'X Factor UK' Exit in a New Interview

Fans were super confused over the weekend when Liam Payne started to exit the stage after his X Factor performance, doubled back, then grabbed girlfriend Cheryl Cole and walked out towards the audience.

Now, the 24-year-old “Strip That Down” singer is opening up about exactly what went down.

“Producers told me to go this way,” he revealed to The Daily Mirror, “and it looked like I was going out the front, bossed off the stage and took my missus and buggered off.”

“But that’s what I got told to do and I got so much stick for it,” he continued. “It was hilarious, storming off the stage and taking my missus.”

So Liam was just following directions! At least he can laugh about the hilarious live TV moment.