LONDON: Liam Payne revealed, One Direction have plans to continue working together after their hiatus.

Speaking in a recent interview with a magazine, Payne, 22, addressed rumours that the band — which consists of Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall

Horan are planning on permanently separating.

“I realise now this is the time to start branching out and exploring. This won’t

last forever, and there will be a point when we will break off and do our own things, but... we will work together again,” he said.

The departure of Malik from the group back in March prompted the first wave of rumours about the state of the band and if they would continue.