Liam Payne has confirmed that he has no intention of ever leaving One Direction and going solo.

The idea that One Direction could disband had been floated recently by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who predicted a less than certain future for the group.

However, Liam Payne told Top of the Pops magazine that he has absolutely no desire to leave the band, adding that he enjoys being in a group. When asked if he has ever thought about flying solo, Payne replied:

"Erm, not really. I think it would be massively, massively boring! I don't know how Justin Bieber does it, but full props to him. I like being around the boys. I enjoy other people's company and it's a lot more fun being in a band on stage."

He added: "There's so much work in this industry that if I had to do it on my own, I don't even know what I'd do. I'd be very bored and very boring!"