Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Liam Payne going strong

Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and One Direction star Liam Payne have been tipped to last by Louis Walsh, who starred with her on "The X Factor".

The couple have been dating for less than a year but Walsh believes Payne is the best thing that ever happened to Cheryl and says he makes her much happier than her estranged husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini did, reported Female First.

"Can I be honest with you about Cheryl? I think Liam and Cheryl are going to work... He's a nice guy and he's in love with her. He'll make her happy. I think she was in a bad place over the last two years. And she brought her misery to 'The X Factor'," she said.