Crazy, stupid love... Cheryl confirms she is seeing Liam

IT has been a crazy, stupid couple of days for X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and One Direction heart-throb Liam Payne. The rumour-mill went into overdrive last week when 22-year-old Liam changed his Instagram profile picture to a selfie with Cheryl, 32.

But then the 1D singer sent tongues wagging with reports of a split when this picture was subsequently changed.

However, the pair appear to have now confirmed their relationship with a series of loved-up snaps.

On Wednesday afternoon, Cheryl shared an intimate picture with an unidentified male believed to be Payne, with his arm around her shoulder.

A glimpse of a purple T-shirt is visible in the Instagram shot, as well as the strap of an expensive-looking watch.

The Fight For This Love hitmaker subsequently uploaded another shot with Liam, who is wearing the same purple top, along with two other men.

In the accompanying caption, Cheryl quipped: ‘My mystery man line up,’ along with the hashtags ‘whosthemysteryman,’ ‘whoisit’ and ‘whosworthit.’

Meanwhile, Liam got in on the online action: he uploaded another photo with Cheryl a few minutes later in which he can be seen resting his head on her chest.

The watch in Cheryl’s first shot has been identified as a pricey Rolex Daytona, which is worth approximately £10,000 (€12,938). Liam previously showcased a similar timepiece on his Instagram page back in January.

According to one report, however, Liam’s watch is more expensive. A source said: ‘It’s almost certainly the platinum version, which is worth about £55,000 [€71, 230].’

The news comes after it emerged that Cheryl would be divorcing her husband of 18 months, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.FIONNUALA O’LEARY