Louis Tomlinson was "shocked" to learn of Liam Payne's bliss with Cheryl Tweedy.

The British singer declares that he is extremely happy for his former band colleague, but he never expected the romance between the 23-year-old and his 34-year-old girlfriend. He reports: "I have heard a little bit from Liam about how things are going from time to time. But I did not know how far it would really go , I think." Now Louis is no longer the only one of his One Direction friends who is already a father. He reveals that there are already plans to let his Freddie (18 months) play with Liams Bear (4 months). "It will be cool," he says, already pleased.

Unlike Liam, the 25-year-old was never really with his child's mother. With the stylist Briana Jungwirth he had only a casual affair going on. That's why he didn't really feel ready to become a father at the time. "But who's doing that?" He says on the talk show 'Lorraine'. "What a bird that says 'yes' when asked, 'are you ready?' They can lie and say they are ready, but the reality is that you can only be ready if you have experience. " Being a father is "intimidating" but "the most rewarding thing in the world". The artist raves about his son: "Freddie is incredible, he runs around everywhere."