Leona Lewis has opened up about her suspected romance withOne Direction star Liam Payne, admitting they have a 'shared bond' after both competing on The X Factor.
The Trouble singer has [uuid=d0c25b90-645d-4da9-9645-e916fcbe7c56]previously remained tight-lipped[/uuid] when concerning her rumoured relationship with Liam, refusing to address whether they were an item.

Lewis has since shed some more light on the dating rumours, telling the Mail Online: "We're friends. We see each other whenever we can, but he's really busy and so am I."
She added: "We've got a shared bond because of The X Factor. I always forget they were even on the show!"
Last month,[uuid=fe4872be-b5b2-4038-8756-cb7bca8709bb] Liam was a little less subtle[/uuid] when he was quizzed about Leona, telling The Mirror: "I do have a crush on Leona, she's hot! I have met her. She's hot. I haven't eaten dinner with her though."
Despite reports suggesting that Liam and Leona would be [uuid=3709df4b-a5da-4239-84ff-b4cb1a311af7]spending the festive season together[/uuid], Lewis went on the rubbish the rumours, adding to the Mail Online: "I'll be spending Christmas in either London or Wales with my family.
"We always have a big family Christmas and I'm really looking forward to it."

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