'One Direction' singer Liam Payne is now engaged to girlfriend Maya Henry

English singer and songwriter Liam Payne is engaged to girlfriend and model Maya Henry, according to a source. As per People Magazine, the 26-year-old singer and Henry were spotted on Thursday evening (local time) in London where the model was snapped sporting a massive diamond ring.

The Texas native paired the blingy rock with a plunging black dress, leather jacket, black handbag and strappy sandal heels while Payne accompanied his fiancee in a gold patterned shirt and black pants. Payne and Henry were first romantically linked in August 2018, following his split from ex-girlfriend Cheryl in July.

However, the former One Direction singer didn`t confirm his new romance until September 2019. After going public, Payne opened up about the couple`s decision to embrace the spotlight in a 2019 interview with Roman Kemp. At the time, the 'Strip That Down' singer said, "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."

Henry also made the romance Instagram official in September with a sweet cuddly photo of the pair which she captioned, "All smiles over here." Payne shares 3-year-old son, Bear Grey, with Cheryl. The English singer and the former boy band musician- who first began dating in late 2015 - announced their split on Twitter in July 2018 in a statement saying they were "sad" to part ways and that it was a "tough decision."

In October, Payne opened up about how his split from Cheryl and his new relationship with Henry were big moments for his personal growth. "With love, I think you don't really understand it until it gives you that sting. It took a long time with me. Something really hurt me and it kind of made me appreciate love and people a lot more," he said.

"For the longest time, living such an exposed life made dating really hard. And I think it's just the pressure sometimes that you and that person can put on yourselves," Payne added, also stating, "I'm kind of at the place in my life now where I just realized it's not worth sacrificing my happiness because somebody might see something."