Liam Payne And Maya Henry Relationship Timeline: From Split To Reuniting
18 August 2021, 17:50
Liam Payne's fiancée Maya Henry sings One Direction song 'Heart Attack'
Liam Payne and Maya Henry were together for almost two years, but how did they meet and why did they split? Here's everything you need to know as they are 'back on'…
One Direction star Liam Payne and model Maya Henry confirmed their romance in August 2019 after reportedly keeping it secret for months, and one year on the couple got engaged.
Fast forward to June 2021 and Liam and Maya split, but are said to be have rekindled their romance just two months later.
Liam and Maya were linked to each other briefly in 2018 following his split from ‘Love Made Me Do It’ singer Cheryl, but seemed to rekindle their romance after waiting months to make it public knowledge.
But how did they meet, when did they get engaged, and why did they split? Let's take a look...
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Liam Payne and Maya Henry are spotted out for the first time since reuniting
Since the rumoured reunion, the pair had been keeping their cards close to their chest about the status of their relationship.
Liam, 27, and Maya, 21, were spotted out and about on August 17th, seemingly confirming the news of their reconciliation.
The pair attended a glamorous St Tropez yacht party together, their first public engagement in months – photos of the lavish evening were obtained by this publication.
However, eagle-eyed fans couldn't help but notice that the model wasn't donning her £3million engagement ring that Liam proposed with back in August of last year.
Are the lovebirds back on but no longer engaged? Only time will tell...
Liam Payne and Maya Henry 'back together'
Just two months after Liam and Maya called time on their relationship, the couple are said to be back on after rekindling their romance.
According to this tabloid, the exes decided to give things another go after Liam "worked hard to win back Maya’s trust".
They are said to have gone on a series of dates and are hanging out with each other again, with a source saying: "Liam is a really charming and romantic man and he has turned his charisma up to full volume to get her back.
“As well as having sweet dates together out of the public eye, they’ve been spending time with mutual friends. It’s all very much back to basics and they are falling in love all over again.”
However, the pair are apparently taking things slow this time around, with the insider adding: "Liam and Maya are in no hurry and are taking their time.Everything became a bit intense before and Liam is keen to make sure that doesn’t happen again.
“He knows he has a good woman in Maya and he wants to make it work.”
Why did Liam Payne and Maya Henry split?
Liam and Maya split after he felt he wasn't able to "be the best version of himself."
Confirming the news in Steve Bartlett’s podcast Diary of a CEO, the One Direction star said he’s “disappointed” in himself.
Liam admitted: “I feel like more than anything at this point, I'm more disappointed in myself that I keep on hurting people. That annoys me. I've just not been very good at relationships.”
When did Liam Payne and Maya Henry get engaged?
Liam and Maya got engaged after the model was seen with a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger on a date night in London in August 2020, days before Liam's 27th birthday.
According to MailOnline, restaurant onlookers told how Maya was 'proudly showing off her ring' throughout the evening.
The couple confirmed the news a few days later, after Liam went viral for dropping £3 million on the engagement ring.
How did Liam and Maya meet, how long were they together?
Liam and Maya first met in September 2015, when Maya was lucky enough to attend a 1D meet and greet, and they allegedly first dated just weeks after his long-term relationship ended with Cheryl in 2018.
At the time, Liam was in no rush to get into another relationship as ‘above all else obviously his main priority is Bear’.
When did Liam and Maya take their relationship public?
Liam and Maya were first spotted in August 2019, holding hands on a date night in Mayfair, before the singer confirmed his relationship with the Texan-born model.
They were then seen out enjoying a secret date night at exclusive Bulgari hotel to celebrate the pop star's birthday.
Liam Payne confirms relationship with Maya Henry
Liam Payne spoke about his happiness with Maya Henry
Liam joined Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp in September 2019 to talk about his single, ‘Stack It Up’, and was asked about his new relationship, where he admitted his happiness in the blossoming romance.
He said: “We’re fairly happy at the moment. I’m just past the point of where I’m bothered or not.
“It’s not worth my happiness; I’d just rather go out and do what I want. I’ve got nothing to hide.”
Liam praises Maya in a gushing Instagram post
Liam shared the first romantic post about his girlfriend in September 2019, saying she’s the reason for having the ‘biggest smile’ on his face, as well as telling a tabloid the fact she’s ‘so relaxed’ helps him stay calm in situations.
The post he shared on Instagram was captioned: “Sometimes I don’t recognise this happy guy… sure glad you brought him back though. This has been the most amazing release week to date! Massive thank you to all my team for helping setting it all up and making it run smooth.
“Then last but not least this one @maya_henry for always keeping the biggest smile on my face through all the stress and making me realise how perfect my life really is. Love you all let’s stack this sh** up.”
Maya responded, saying: “So proud of you and so glad we can be happy together. Stack it up biisshhh.”
The model, who is allegedly planning on becoming a human rights or personal injury lawyer once she finishes university, shared the same post on her Instagram, saying: “All smiles over here,” in which the 1D star replied, “Always and always will be.”
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