Liam Payne, singer with British boy band One Direction,  leaves the recording of the Band Aid 30 charity single in west London November 15, 2014. Singers came together to record a new version of the Band Aid charity song to raise money to combat Ebola in
Liam Payne, singer with British boy band One Direction, leaves the recording of the Band Aid 30 charity single in west London November 15, 2014. Reuters/Neil Hall

This may come as a surprise to some fans of “One Direction” as Liam Payne recently confessed that he’s locked lips with fellow group member Zayn Malik. Liam revealed it was actually Zayn who encouraged the kiss.

In an interview with We Love Pop magazine, Liam Payne recalled the time when Zayn Malik placed his head close to his and repeatedly told him, “Come on then, come on.” "It was like when you're going to have a fight. Then he just leaned forward and kissed me,” he said.

However, Movie News Guide also noted Liam’s honest reply that he’d rather be kissing girls than boys. Sources for the site claimed the Zayn Malik-Liam Payne kissing incident happened years ago when the group were travelling on one bus for their first few tours.

According to Mirror UK, Liam Payne’s response came after the group were quizzed about who among their “One Direction” mates they were going to kiss in a “life or death situation.” Louis Tomlinson admitted during he’d probably “snog” all of his fellow “One Direction” singers, while Niall Horan’s preference wasn’t mentioned. Harry Styles, on the other hand, couldn’t make up his mind. He wasn’t too revealing in his response, preferring not to comment and instead said he “genuinely” couldn’t answer the question.

However, Harry Styles once suspected Liam Payne for kissing too many girls back in the early days of “One Direction.” During a Key 103 radio interview, Harry reasoned Liam couldn’t make it to the interview since he got ill for kissing so many girls. Apparently, according to Sugarscape, Harry’s statement was just all in jest.

This wouldn’t be the first time though that Zayn Malik has kissed his fellow “One Direction” singers. He was also seen planting a kiss on Harry Style’s cheek for the music video of their 2013 single “Kiss You.”

According to Mirror UK, the “One Direction” boys have been the subject of fans’ fictional stories. These stories would reportedly see them embarking on relationships with each other. However, Liam Payne’s Zayn Malik kissing confession is said to be a true testimony proving just how close the boys are to one another.

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