One Direction's Liam Payne & Girlfriend Sophia Smith Split

Liam Payne and longtime love Sophia Smith have ended their relationship.

The 22-year-old One Direction member had been dating her since 2013 after meeting at St. Peter’s Collegiate School in Wolverhampton, England.

“Liam and Sophia have split,” a source told the Daily Mail. “Liam is incredibly sad, but is going to keep busy. He really hopes that everybody will respect both his and Sophia‘s privacy and stop speculating.”

Liam took to Twitter with a cryptic message after the news broke.