Liam Payne & Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Seem 'Madly in Love,' According to Simon Cowell!

It looks like things are very serious for One Direction‘s Liam Payne and The X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

Simon Cowell commented on the relationship in UK’s The Sun, calling the couple who have been dating since late 2015, “so cute.”

“I saw them together and we had a really nice dinner. They were on good form. They’re like two little chipmunks madly in love. But importantly they both seemed very happy over here and very relaxed. I’m happy for them,” Simon said of the 22-year-old singer and 32-year-old judge.

If you didn’t know, Cheryl was a judge when Liam competed on The X Factor UK back in 2010, and they remained close.

Also pictured inside: Cheryl and Liam holding hands while out to dinner last month.