Liam Payne opens up
Liam Payne has revealed he went through a really hard time after his first appearance on The X Factor.
The singer auditioned for the competition series in 2008 but failed to make it through to the live shows.
Two years later, he auditioned again and became a massive hit in the boyband One Direction.
However, Liam went through a very difficult time during those two years between his first audition and his second.
During a chat on Jordan Stephens' Spotify podcast Killing It, he said, "From the age of 14 I’d been living a semi-famous lifestyle."
"Just at that moment I didn’t have any of the things that came with it for those two years."
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The 26-year-old explained, "I went through two years of doing gigs and things by myself."
"Then after two years of doing that, people around realise that you haven’t got anywhere with your life..."
"And it became very sordid and very angry."
Liam shared that people would, "ridicule [him] in the street," when he was only 15 or 16.
He recalled the time he went into McDonald's with his girlfriend when he was about 16.
The singer said, "A group of lads at the top of the stairs were like, 'X Factor reject!'"
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Liam added, "Then the whole restaurant was looking at me."
"It was a really hollow moment, that was like, 'Oh right, now I know what it’s like to lose fame.'"
Jokes on them, he went on to become a massive celebrity.
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Meanwhile, you can go here to see why fans are convinced One Direction are planning a massive reunion.
