Did Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole secretly marry?

He's clearly missing Cheryl and their baby son Bear while promoting his new album in the US.

But Liam Payne seemed to let slip that he and the Girls Aloud star may have tied the knot - calling her his "wife" during a radio interview, according to the Daily Mail.

The singer, 23, was joking that he had come to LA just for his favourite burger chai when he said: "I left my wife and child at home and I was straight out to In-N-Out Burger."

Hmmm, do you have something you need to tell us, Liam?

During the interview with SiriusXM, the One Direction star also spoke about being on "diaper duty", saying that he "jumped right into" being a dad.

Recounting a funny anecdote at the hospital, he said: "I did all the first day's worth of nappy changes, because [Cheryl] was so tired, she slept more or less. 

"All day, there was no poo. I was like this is great, I can handle this."

Liam then described how Cheryl woke up to Bear crying at 5am, saying that she wanted to change his nappy for the first time.

He said: "I was like go on babes, this was her first ever nappy change. So he poos for the first time, of course he does. 

"Secondly, sprouts off [starts weeing]. I'm looking at him thinking this didn't happen to me all day. 

"That's so unfair. She had to give birth to him and she was the one who got weed on first."

During the candid interview, Liam also confirmed that Grey was Bear's middle name, saying the name was chosen by both him and Cheryl - but James was their second choice. 

"That was multiple choice, that was together. It was going to be James, because my middle name is James, but I prefer Grey."

This article was first published on Daily Mail and is republished here with permission.