He's just returned from a gruelling world tour, so it's
no wonde Liam Payne wanted to sit in the audience to just watch a musical
performance upon his return to the UK.
The One Direction was spotted leaving London's Palladium
after watching Robbie Williams's One Night Only gig, with his girlfriend Sophia
Smith.
And apparently the sight of the two together will
disappoint a number of One Direction fans, as it was reported last week that
the Directioners were rejoicing at the rumours of the couples' split.
Clearly this was not the case, as Liam and Sophia left
hand-in-hand from Robbie's show, complementing each other with their choice of
outfits.
Liam wore a black suit with a matching shirt and shoes,
and carried a black coat in one hand, while Sophia looked chic in a black shift
dress with a camel-coloured winter coat and black pumps.
Payne recently had to speak out against the comments made
about his girlfriend of four months, after she received abuse from One
Direction fans online.
'She doesn't deserve to sit and read all that who does?'
He tweeted to fans in September. He also said that he actively searches for
nasty comments so she doesn't. 'This is true I do it lots cus I worry she might
read it... in the end she's just a girl like u sat reading twitter on her phone.
Also attending the one-off concert were Lara Stone, Kelly
Hoppen and Edwin Miller.
They were at London's Palladium to enjoy the intimate gig
where Williams, 39, was joined onstage by Lily Allen and Rufus Wainwright.
Allen's duet with Robbie on the song Dream A
Little Dream - originally performed by Doris Day and Ella Fitzgerald - marks
her return to live performing following a baby-making hiatus, and she can also
be heard covering Keane's Somewhere Only We Know on the new John Lewis Christmas
advert.