Liam Payne & Cheryl Cole: Relationship Timeline!

Now that it’s pretty much confirmed that Liam Payne is becoming a father for the first time, let’s look back at how his relationship with Cheryl Cole progressed.

The 22-year-old One Direction singer and 33-year-old British songstress famously first met during his X Factor UK audition in 2008 when he was only 14 years old!

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Cut to 2016, they start dating and things get serious pretty quickly! Now, they are expecting their first child together.

Cheryl was previously married to Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini from 2014-2015 and soccer player Ashley Cole from 2006-2010.

Click through the slideshow to see Liam and Cheryl’s relationship timeline…