Celeb goss 23rd November 2016 by Victoria Stokes
‘They’re Having A Baby’: Um, Did Brian Friedman Just Out Cheryl And Liam’s Pregnancy?
Bump watch continues.
Fans speculating about Cheryl’s rumoured pregnancy with Liam Payne may have just been given a confirmation of sorts.
The comments came courtesy of Cheryl’s old TV buddy, X Factor creative Brian Friedman who she worked with during her time on the show.
Speaking to New! Magazine, Brian revealed that he’s ‘happy for the couple’.
“If they’re happy then it’s fantastic. Everyone wants to be in love, everyone wants to be happy. And now they’re having a baby together, so they definitely found something great!”
“Having a baby together”? That seems like a fairly solid confirmation to us but Brian has since backtracked on his comments.
Taking to Twitter Brian explained that he’d made a mistake about the couple’s pregnancy.
“Lol. I thought she was pregnant. Proves you can’t believe what you read,” he wrote.
LOL! I thought she was pregnant! Proves you can’t believe what you read 😉
— Brian Friedman (@brianfriedman) November 22, 2016
Hmm. And so the speculation continues.
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