Louis Tomlinson

It's the first time the singer has spoken publicly about Johannah Deakin since she passed away from leukaemia in December.

"It was my mum who said to me that I've just got to keep going," he says in the interview with US station SiriusXM.

The former One Direction star was promoting his new single with DJ Steve Aoki.

The One Direction duo are registered as composers and authors on a new track called Something That Scares Me About Love.

It's not clear who the song has been written for.

But with the news coming 11 months after One Direction started their hiatus, the rumour mill and fan theories are obviously well underway.

The most likely suggestion is that it will appear on Liam's upcoming solo album.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan have decided to focus on solo ventures and will not tour their fifth album, according to The Sun.

One Direction's publicists declined to comment on the reports, which first emerged on Sunday night (August 23).

The group decided to disband for at least a year following a meeting in London last weekend.

The One Direction singer is going to be a dad, E! News confirms. The 23-year-old crooner and Los Angeles-based stylist Briana Jungwirth are expecting a child together, and a source tells us the duo are "super excited about it.