Liam Payne is officially engaged to Maya Henry, the One Direction star’s girlfriend of two years. The engagement was revealed on Aug. 27 after the pair was spotted in the upscale Novikov restaurant in Mayfair, London.
The Daily Mail reported that Liam Payne proposed to his lady love with a £3 million or US$4,005,315 diamond ring. They did not announce it, but the Texan model, reportedly, flaunted her huge stone during the romantic night out.
Engagement dismissed Liam Payne and Maya Henry’s split reports
Witnesses revealed that Maya Henry and her now fiance had a great evening in the restaurant. The 20-year-old model was also happily showing off her glistening engagement ring.
The pair have not been seen together in public for a long time, and when they finally emerged, they are already engaged. This indicates Liam Payne proposed some time during the lockdown.
Now, before their engagement, rumors about their split have been going around, and this was mainly due to their absence.
Some of Liam and Maya’s friends have tried to dispel the breakup reports by attesting the two are still dating.
The friends added the couple is happy, still very much together, and their relationship is going strong. They explained the two just took a break from social media and away from the spotlight to have more time for each other.
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The newly-engaged couple’s dating story
Liam Payne and Maya started dating in August 2018, shortly after the former One Direction singer broke up with Cheryl Cole.
The singer has a son with Cheryl, and they dated for two and a half years. They are co-parenting their 3-year-old son Bear.
The first time that Liam publicly acknowledged his relationship with Maya was when he was interviewed in 2019.
“Honestly with love, I think you don’t really understand it until it gives you that sting, it took a long time for me,” he told MTV News.
“I’ve found someone who’s genuinely my best friend, she’s just so relaxed about everything and someone who’s completely got your back with everything is just the wildest thing.”
Who is Maya Henry?
As per The Hollywood Life, Liam Payne’s fiancee, Maya Henry, is a model who appeared in popular magazines and runways. Elite Model Management is currently managing her
She is a millionaire heiress whose Mexican-American family is well-known in Texas. Her father, Thomas J. Henry, is a respected personal injury lawyer.
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