Liam Payne gushes over ‘favourite woman’ Cheryl Fernandez-Versini in International Women’s Day Instagram

The former One Direction singer confirmed their relationship in a romantic post
Loved up: Liam Payne gushed over his new girlfriend on Instagram
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Emma Powell8 March 2016
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Liam Payne has described Cheryl Fernandez-Versini as his "favourite woman in the world" in a gushing Instagram post.

The celebrity pair have been teasing fans for weeks with posts which appeared to confirm their romance.

Now Payne has publicly declared his love for the X Factor judge in celebration of International Women’s Day.

The former One Direction singer posted a throwback photo of Fernandez-Versini alongside the caption: “Happy #internationalwomensday to my favourite woman in the world. Hope I make you as happy as u make me X.”

The post comes hours after Payne's ex-girlfriend Sophia Smith branded the relationship “weird”.

Speaking to Now, she said: “It's SO weird. I knew about them a little bit ago, but who thought it would actually come out?”

When asked how she was coping with the news, she replied: “Yeah... I'm okay. I'm all good.”

Smith dated Payne for two years before they split in October 2015.

Fernandez-Versini recently split from her husband of 19 months, Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini.

The French restaurateur, 35, deemed his wife's new relationship a "stunt".

A friend told The Sun: “What’s better for Cheryl’s career? An unknown Frenchman as her husband or a boyband star ten years her junior?

“He really hoped they could salvage the marriage but now feels insulted and humiliated.”

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