Liam Payne’s rebound? Meet Aliana Mawla, the model dating the One Direction star just a month after his break-up with ex fiancée Maya Henry … but they first met in 2018 on a music video
- Payne’s not ‘good at relationships’, splitting from Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy and, most recently, Henry – he’s already been spotted with Mawla at London’s Heathrow airport
- Mawla models for brands such as Pretty Little Things and Fashion Nova, counts Snoop Dogg among her Instagram followers, and appeared in Payne and J Balvin’s Familiar MV
One month: that’s how long it appears to have taken Liam Payne to move on from his ex. The former One Direction star has been spotted walking arm in arm with another woman in London’s Heathrow Airport, just two days after his split from his former fiancée Maya Henry was made official, according to British media.
Until the end of March, Payne and Henry still seemed to be smitten with each other, if his comments to People are anything to go by. “We’re still here together, and we’re very, very happy at the moment. Probably the happiest we’ve been,” he told the magazine.
But it clearly wasn’t to be after all, with the couple reportedly breaking up just over a month ago. So who exactly is Payne’s new girl, 24-year-old Aliana Mawla?
She is a model
Just like Henry, Mawla is a model as well. She often shares Instagram snaps of various partnerships with fashion, sports, lingerie, swimwear and skincare brands like Missy Empire, Pretty Little Things, Lounge Underwear Naked Wardrobe and Fashion Nova – for whom Henry is also an ambassador. Payne really has a type!
She starred in Liam Payne’s music video
It looks like Payne and Mawla got to know each other after she appeared in the pop star and J Balvin’s Familiar music video back in 2018. She can be seen in the beginning with a white top as she and Payne make eyes at each other.