Did Liam Payne Just Confirm Cheryl’s Pregnancy?

Eh, no, not exactly. But an awkward hashtag had One Direction fans everywhere in a pregnancy frenzy last night. The confusion started when Liam Payne took to Twitter to announce a US record deal.

Amazing to have signed to @RepublicRecords I am celebrating as I tweet thank you so much for accepting me to your roster of amazing artists

— Liam (@LiamPayne) October 17, 2016

Within minutes, the hashtag '#CongratsLiam' began trending, causing fans who were late to the party to believe they must have missed the big announcement and sending social media into meltdown. Cheryl and Liam, 23, started seeing each other earlier this year, and by May had gone public with their relationship, posting a series of loved-up snaps on Instagram. The Internet has been abuzz with speculation of late, with 33-year-old Cheryl, who is currently in the middle of divorcing her second husband, Jean-Bernard Frenandez-Versini, keeping herself out of the spotlight and away from social media. But it was this snap, from when she attended the L'Oreal Gold Obsession Party on Sunday, really seemed to confirm to fans that Cheryl and Liam are indeed set to expand their union. What do YOU think, guys? Baby bump or pancakes for breakfast? Let us know on Twitter @HerFamilydotie.