Please have that, Liam.

Well, you're looking...

You're looking great. You're looking dapper.

Thank you, mate. So are you.

I noticed, though, in the video, not a lot of dancing going on.

Do you know what, I've got a bit of a bad history with dancing, because the first time I did a music video was for Strip That Down, and I had, like, Beyonce's choreographer, and we did this whole thing for, like, three weeks in LA and whatever, and I literally got to the video shoot, and I thought, you know what, a bit of liquid courage, I'll just have a few drinks.

That's where it always starts. So I thought, I'll have a few, whatever.

The dancing was later on in the video, but the time I got to the dancing,

I was so lit by the time I got there.

Like, I got so nervous, and I was like, my feet wouldn't move, and I just remember Jaquel, who was the choreographer, being like, you'd better move! And I was there, like, it's not happening.

And we literally, I mean, we spent so much budget on this video, and the whole video is just me smiling, because he was just trying to make me laugh in the end as well.

We spent the budget on me smiling.

After I've seen that video, you don't dance at all in that video.

Nope, not at all.

So I was going to ask whether you do strictly, but I guess the answer would probably be no for that reason.

I mean, I'd give it a whirl.

CHEERING

Uh-oh, he heard you!

I'm like, I'm going to sign up for something, and it's just, maybe, whatever.

Well, this is legally binding.

Because One Direction on stage, you barely, you weren't like a routine-based band, were you?

Oh, God, we were awful. I mean, that's what I was going to say, but I was being polite.

Do you miss being in the band? Do you miss the other guys?

Because enough time has gone... I know there were tensions.

It's been a while. Yeah, how long?

I mean, we've nearly been out of the band as long as we were in it, which is a weird thing to think about, because it was like,

I've been in the band my whole life, and now, obviously,

I'm out doing my own thing. But, yeah, I definitely miss it.

There's different pressures these days.

When it all kind of relies on you, you kind of have to come up with everything.

And when you're on stage, I haven't got someone to turn around to, to be like, oh, you'll just take over.

But I guess, were you 17 when you were first together with the band?

16 when we started, yeah.

OK, and so that's a crazy four years.

Incredibly intense experience. Yeah, it was a lot.

It must have been a hell of a lot for you.

It was a lot, and in the end, I really genuinely do think that we had, because it was just getting so hectic.

Like, we would literally be at award shows and never...

We'd win the most awards on the night and then never see the after party.

We'd already be on a plane going somewhere else to do the next show, to go somewhere else, and just by the end of it, it's like, you know, we were kids, man, so it was pretty crazy.

And so who helped you through that? Who would you rely on?

Who would you talk to when you were feeling that sort of pressure?

I feel like me and Louis always had the most connection through everything, because, I mean, there was a point where we did not get on at all.

At the beginning, you were not friends with him.

There was huge friction, like, we just...

We had this one massive row one night where he was, like, playing my video from when I was 14 on the show by myself, when Simon said, like, replaying it in the bedroom, and I was like, oh, my God.

I hate you so bad right now.

And Simon's going, it's a no.

No, I mean, at the start of it, me and him just didn't click at all, and I think it's because we both had that leadership thing within us, but then we kind of got to a point where there were certain things that he was better at making decisions on, and then there was other things that I was better at making decisions on, so we kind of bonded together, and then, I mean, bless him,

I mean, Louis has been through so much in the last few years ever since the band ended, and whenever I have a problem, whenever he has a problem, we always call each other about it and make sure we check in and whatever else, so...

And so are you in touch with the other guys as well?

Because Louis, you're obviously still quite close with,

I don't know if you've seen, but are you in touch with the other guys?

Yeah, I mean, I speak to Niall every so often.

I haven't spoken to Harry in a long time now, and Zayn, I mean,

Zayn left, so I haven't seen him since...

Well, Zayn was the first guy, wasn't he?

He was the most keen to put distance between him and the band, wasn't he?

I mean, we all had a good time.

There was moments when it was absolute bliss, but then there's obviously moments where it's like, this is awful, do you know what I mean?

And for him, I just think there was more moments where he didn't really enjoy what he was doing to us.

He did, so, you know, fair play to him.

He went off and did his own thing, and he's doing really well, so...

But I noticed your material that you do now, the single we played earlier, you've got the album coming out now, and your earlier solo stuff, it's different, it's got a different feel to it than the One Direction stuff.

Yeah, I feel like a lot more of me comes out in my own project, but I feel the same for everybody else.

I mean, you know, Harry's doing off what he does, and the other boy's doing their thing, and it's like, the funny thing is, the name couldn't be more ironic at this point, cos it's One Direction, but we've all just gone...

Five Directions.

Yeah, exactly, it was like, what the hell were these boys thinking?

Like, how did this ever work?

When will you get back together?

Would it be just because of tax bills, or is there any hope for that in the future?

Cos that's a legitimate reason.

That is a legitimate reason, and never be ashamed of that.

Hey, I mean, it happens. Yeah, yeah.

But have you discussed, has anyone raised that?

Because there would be a huge appetite for that.

Maybe it's too soon, I don't know.

I feel like everybody outwardly in the press has said something, but we haven't really spoke as a collective together, so I don't really know.

I mean, all I can say is, I don't think, for at least the next two years, it's going to happen.

And I'm tired of saying dates, cos people hold you to it, and I get loads of, like, angry girls on the internet telling me off, and being like, you said 2020!

And I'm like, I did say... The same ones.

Well, Mox's mum can deal with them.

Keep on doing it.

I'll be her manager.

I'll be her manager.

But do you think Zayn would come back, though?

No, I don't think that will ever happen.

When he left, it wasn't on great terms.

Yeah, yeah.

And...

I suppose I can be honest about this at this point.

Yeah, it wasn't really on great terms, so I don't feel like it's a thing.

If he didn't want to be here, then he shouldn't be here.

Which is fine.

Like I say, good for him, he's going off and doing his own thing.

And he's doing really well, so I don't want to mess with his stuff.

OK, let me ask you about...

This is an exciting thing, cos the music, obviously, is going great for you.

But you're in a new show with Ant Middleton, who's the ex-SAS guy.

Hard as nails, great survivalist.

And this is a new show called Straight Talking.

You and Ant Middleton. It's on Sky.

And some of the adventures you're in are filmed in Namibia, which is a beautiful part of the world, of course, and quite rugged as well.

It was amazing.

We got off the plane, it was like a six-hour drive to the middle of nowhere, with dust storms coming in and all sorts of crap.

I mean, I wrongfully Googled, like, what's the worst thing that can happen in Namibia?

There was like 50 dangerous animals.

I was like, great.

I mean, we slept outside for three days, we didn't have any tent, we had these little three-inch mattresses that were on the floor, and I was just thinking, like, black mamba snakes the whole time.

Like, oh, my God, please don't...

Is that one of the parts of the world where you have to have your head up off the ground because insects will get in your ears at night?

Well, if we did, I didn't do that, so...

I wanted to get that checked out.

Have you guys ever...

I mean, I'm assuming you go camping, do you?

You obviously go camping, Craig, but, I mean...

OK, carry on.

I said, no, I've had terrible experiences camping.

I bought all the lovely stuff, I bought a little kitchenette, made the whole thing up, went camping, thought I'll do, you know, the right thing, buy my new boyfriend and join his group of campers, and then we got kicked out.

You have to... Champagne?

No, no, not from champagne.

You can't talk after 10.30.

I mean, you can't do anything.

That was a family-friendly one. I was devastated.

Shelley, have you been camping?

Yes, I went camping with my first fiancé when I was 17, and he said it would be this great experience.

We shared a tent with two of his friends.

I was young, they got frisky, and then the boy got up in the morning and put the bacon on the grill without washing his hands.

That was my experience of camping.

That is a lot. That's intense.

They were rummaging in that sleeping bag thing and then putting the bacon and the sausage...

We got an adventure. ..on the grill.

Let's have a look at a clip of Liam in action.

This is you standing on top of a train.

Train surfing is what we like to call it in the industry.

Obviously a pro now.

Was this an enjoyable experience for you?

Do you know what?

We did three or four stunts throughout the thing.

I'm all right with stunts, usually.

It's got a little bit different since Bear was born.

You don't think of your life as your own sort of thing.

It's a little bit of a strange scenario, but we got on this train and I'm standing on the top of it.

I hated this one more than any of them.

This was hard.

OK, let's have a look. This is Liam on a train.

How fast was the train going? Any idea what the speed was?

Like 30, 40km an hour or something.

It was not messing around.

We'll cut that out because it sounds more impressive.

120. 120.

I can run that fast.

Listen, when you're on the top of a train...

You were saying when you're on top of a train?

It was 90 miles an hour. 90 miles an hour.

There were speed bombs.

This is Liam straight talking Sky One. Have a look at it.

That looks amazing.

So great to have you on the show. Mr Liam Payne, ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you, Liam.