Buzz·Posted on 9 Mar 2016So It Looks Like Liam Payne And Cheryl Are Really Officially Dating NowOMG.by Ellie BateBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail A couple of weeks ago, Liam Payne sparked rumours he was dating Cheryl Fernandez-Versini after posting this photo to his Instagram account: Cheryl and Liam first met in 2008, the first time he auditioned for The X Factor. At the time, he was 14 and she was 24. Liam has since deleted the first photo from his Instagram, but he did post this photo a few days later, with the caption "😏". View this photo on Instagram Cheryl also tweeted this ~cryptic~ message after the couple received criticism from fans due to their age gap. So, while they were both happy to post about their maybe-relationship on social media, neither Cheryl nor Liam were really confirming anything. Until now. Because yesterday was International Women's Day, and Liam posted this photo of Cheryl to his Instagram: Alongside THIS caption: There doesn't seem any doubt about it. What will we call them? Cheryliam? Liryl? Cheram? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF