The Diary of a CEOLiam Payne Opens Up About His Darkest Moments, Failed Relationships & Entrepreneurship!
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 7, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 38m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This weeks episode entitled 'Liam Payne Opens Up About His Darkest Moments, Failed Relationships & Entrepreneurship' topics: 0:00 Intro 01:38 Lockdown & the gym 11:55 Dealing with being famous 15:54 Your relationship status 23:20 Being a perfectionist 25:23 Alcoholism 27:52 One Direction & the costs 34:15 Your NFT project 40:13 Where would you be if you hadn't gone on X-Factor 49:14 Your relationship with the rest of boys & touring 55:37 I am lucky to be here, have I hit my rock bottom 01:01:12 You made a movie? 01:04:48 What does the next 10 years looks like for you? 01:07:15 Your relationship with money 01:10:06 Your son applies to X-Factor what do you say? 01:12:29 What don’t we know about you? 01:15:32 Social media 01:23:02 What makes you happy? 01:32:40 What's your next ‘mountain’? Liam: https://twitter.com/LiamPayne?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/liampayne/ Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ VOTE FOR US FOR BEST BRITISH PODCAST: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote?utm_source=emailoctopus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nominated Sponsor: https://uk.huel.com/ https://fiverr.com/ceo
SPEAKERS
Narrator
otherSteven Bartlett
hostLiam Payne
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Narrator and Steven Bartlett, Liam Payne Opens Up About His Darkest Moments, Failed Relationships & Entrepreneurship! explores liam Payne Reveals Fame’s Toll, Addiction Battle, And Reinvention Journey Liam Payne sits down with Steven Bartlett to dissect the psychological cost of overnight fame, from joining The X Factor at 14 to the global phenomenon of One Direction and beyond. He opens up about alcoholism, suicidal ideation, toxic productivity, and the loneliness of touring and lockdown. The conversation also explores his struggles with relationships, perfectionism, and identity, alongside his growing focus on therapy, sobriety, fitness, investing, and entrepreneurship. Throughout, Liam reflects on what success really means, how he’s rebuilding boundaries and self-respect, and the projects—like NFTs, film, and business ventures—that are giving him a new sense of purpose.
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