HE grew up in front of the world as one fifth of One Direction but now Liam Payne is ready to tell all about his time in the spotlight, warts and all.
The Sun has learned Strip That Down singer Liam is in talks to shoot and film his own documentary special about his rollercoaster experience as a pop star.
He is believed to have been inspired by his former bandmate Louis Tomlinson, after Liam attended the premiere of his film All Of Those Voices last month.
Given Liam has struggled with drugs, booze and his weight during his 13 years of fame, as well as romances with Cheryl Tweedy and Naomi Campbell, there is bound to be plenty to discuss.
A source said: “Liam has debated the idea of doing a film for a while and has been self documenting his career ever since his One Direction days.
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“Going to Louis’ premiere in March really solidified the plan in his head.
“Last week he quietly held a few meetings with production companies in London about the project to see what they could do.
“It’s very early days but the thinking is that it will end up on a streaming service like Prime Video or Netflix.
“Liam is really proud of what he has achieved but obviously because of his background with 1D, the boys are constantly compared to one another.
“A lot of it he is able to shrug off but sometimes things can hurt. He’s not one to mope around and hold a pity party by any means but
Liam feels a documentary will allow him to set the record straight.”
The Sun previously told how Liam has been quietly working on his second album - a follow up to 2019’s LP1.
Despite his Ed Sheeran penned debut single Strip That Down peaking at No3 and shifting over 11.5 million units worldwide, Liam’s solo career has been somewhat of a mixed bag.
And in recent years he has admitted he has found it tough seeing Harry Styles find his own niche and become a superstar while struggling to figure out what he should do.
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Over the past year, Liam has taken time out to work on himself.
Telling his own story in the way he wants to could be exactly what he needs to turn the tide.
