Kimberley Walsh hints that Cheryl IS pregnant with Liam Payne's baby

Cheryl’s former Girls Aloud bandmate and best friend, Kimberley Walsh, has seemingly hinted that the star is pregnant with Liam Payne’s baby.

Gah, can somebody please just confirm or deny the news now?

It has been long-speculated that Cheryl is expecting a little one with her new One Direction beau, with the rumours coming to a head over the weekend when The Sun published photos of Cheryl debuting what appeared to be a very established baby bump.

Both Chezza and Liam have remained completely silent on the speculation, but Kimberley’s latest comments about Cheryl’s private life have only added fuel to the fire.

Kimberley is currently pregnant with her and her husband, Justin Scott’s, second child and she said of Cheryl in a new interview with TV Life: “Yes, I’m really happy that she’s happy.

“I don’t really want to go into too much detail on that because I feel it’s something that she should speak about, but to know she’s happy makes me happy.”

Something that she should speak about, eh? Whatever could Kim mean by that…

Despite the constant gossip a source previously revealed that Cheryl has no intention of speaking out on the pregnancy rumours, saying: “She’s used to living her life in the public eye but this time she’s making a point of allowing herself some space and letting the mystery continue.

“Even if she were pregnant, she’d love to keep it quiet right the way through, if at all possible. After ‘The X Factor’ she’s enjoying taking a slight back seat – she’s not been using social media very much and hasn’t been turning up at showbiz events all over the place.

“A slightly quieter life is a nice change for her and she’s really enjoying it.”

We suppose that all there is left to do is watch this space…