Then a young boyband star, Liam was "really devastated" when he split from Danielle

Liam Payne's ex-girlfriend Danielle Peazer - huge baby news and subtle dig at tragic star

Dancer Danielle Peazer dated late singer Liam Payne at the height of his boyband fame. She is now loved up with a Dancing On Ice winner and spoke about her past relationships in an interview

by · The Mirror

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died at the age of 31 after plunging from the third floor of an Argentinian hotel.

It was reported the father-of-one had been acting "erratically" at the Casa Sur Palmero in the lead up to the tragedy, with details emerging of two 911 calls made by hotel staff asking for help.

Liam was just 16 when he became a huge star, beloved by millions of young fans around the world at the height of the boyband's fame.

He met Danielle Peazer, a back up dancer on The X Factor, the same year. The couple were together for two years and as One Direction took off their fans were a little over zealous when it came to their relationship.

Liam had to take to social media to defend his girlfriend from trolls at one point, telling them to "grow up" while thanking "all those people who are nice".

Danielle dated Liam for two years and they gave their relationship another go nine years later( Image: FilmMagic)
The dancer turned influencer has spoken of her joy at feeling "safe" with current beau Sonny( Image: @sonnyjay/Instagram)

"Thank you so much," added the singer. "She often reads me nice things people say to her and it makes me smile love you guys."

The couple were together for two years and when they split Liam was heartbroken. "I am really devastated by the breakup with Danielle," he said. "We had an amazing time together, but unfortunately sometimes things don't go as planned."

Danielle, who trained at the English National Ballet School, is now a hugely successful influencer on social media. She reconciled with Liam in 2022, nine years after their split, with the pair leaving the Nobu Hotel in Shoreditch together. They were also spotted together at celeb hotspots Chiltern Firehouse and Annabel's.

But the rekindling didn't last and Danielle moved on with former Capital FM DJ Sonny Jay, who won Dancing On Ice in 2021. The smitten dancer and model gushed about her man in an interview last year, with some commentators wondering if she was also making a subtle dig at her ex Liam.

The couple announced the birth of their baby daughter this May( Image: Instagram)
They had kept her pregnancy a secret( Image: Instagram)

"After years of mistreatment, I learned that the reason I'd accepted so little from guys is because I hadn't put in the work on myself to discover my boundaries, find my confidence and also know my worth," Danielle said in an Instagram video. "Without even realising that I'd evolved, I met Sonny, and I didn't even need to express my morals, standards or desires in a relationship.

"He just gets it. He gets me, and I've never felt safety in a relationship like this. So much so, that I feel proud to share a private segment of my life with my online community, something I haven't done for years, if ever in this way."

In May this year, Sonny, 31, and Danielle, 36, announced the birth of their daughter. They had kept her pregnancy a secret and stars including Little Mix's Perrie Edwards and singer Olly Murs, who both found fame on The X Factor, were quick to offer their congratulations.

Liam, a dad to seven-year-old son Bear with Cheryl Cole, was most recently dating US model Kate Cassidy. The 25-year-old left Argentina a few days before her boyfriend's tragic death.