Liam Payne will reunite with One Direction, says his sister

London: Liam Payne's sister Ruth says the singer will reunite with the band One Direction.

The 22-year-old singer had signed a solo record deal, leading fans to fear the band is over for good, reported Female First.

25-yeal-old Liams's sister Ruth took to Twitter to insist that the band which includes Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson will get back together and wrote, "So happy for Liam, I am biased but he's so talented it would have been a shame for him not to release music for 2 years!".

"One Direction will always be my family; I'm now excited to show what I can do as a solo artist," said Liam, who is currenty dating television personality Cheryl.