Liam Payne has blamed his bizarre exit from 'The X Factor' on Saturday (29.10.17) on the show's producers.

Liam Payne

Liam Payne

The 24-year-old singer shocked fans following his own on-stage performance after he made his way into the crowd, collected his girlfriend Cheryl Tweedy and made a swift exit from the studio during the live show - but Liam has now claimed he was simply following orders.

Speaking to Mirror Online, Liam explained: "Producers told me to go this way and it looked like I was going out the front, bossed off the stage and took my missus and buggered off.

"But that's what I got told to do and I got so much stick for it. It was hilarious, storming off the stage and taking my missus."

The bizarre incident on the ITV show came shortly after Liam claimed that he and Cheryl communicate with one another telepathically.

The singer - who has been dating the 'Call My Name' hitmaker for just under two years - is convinced he can read his girlfriend's mind because he gets a gut feeling when she wants him to get up and feed their seven-month-old son Bear in the middle of the night.

Liam said: "He sleeps in our room now, I can feel when Cheryl wants me to look after him in the night even if she doesn't say it."

The One Direction star also revealed he's having to get up more times in the night than usual at the moment, because his little boy has started teething and lies awake whimpering in pain.

Liam shared: "He's teething at the moment so there is a little bit more crying than usual."