After weeks of speculation, it looks like Cheryl and Liam Payne may just have been outed by an old colleague.

According to the Sun, Brian Friedman may have spilled the beans on the not-so-secret baby that everyone thinks the couple is expecting in an interview with new! magazine.

"It’s funny to think back how long ago it was that they first met. There’s something ironic in that they both came up into the industry in the same way, so they have an immediate connection. They’re in love and it works for them."

The X Factor creative director and choreographer has known Cheryl for years and would have been there when she and Payne met for the first time, so if anyone's going to have some inside info, it's him.

"If they’re happy then it’s fantastic" he said, before adding: "And now they’re having a baby together, so they definitely found something great."

 

And so X Factor baby spawn watch continues.