Liam Payne Was Leona's Love Bait! Lewis Won Back Ex-Boyfriend By Romancing One Direction Hunk

By:Radar Staff

Dec. 6 2012, Published 8:00 a.m. ET

By Jon Boon - RadarOnline.com Reporter

Did One Direction ladies man Liam Payne get a taste of his own medicine?

RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the 19-year-old boyband hunk, who recently had a fling with the British singer Leona Lewis, was used as a pawn to make her ex-boyfriend jealous.

Leona, 27, ended her 2-year-relationship with German dancer Dennis Jauch back in October and soon after began dating Liam. But now, both couples have walked back into their ex's lives – Liam was seen walking hand-in-hand with his former love Danielle Peazer in New York last Sunday, while Leona was spotted at London eaterie Bluebird with Dennis last Thursday!

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"Leona and Liam have been friends for nearly two years, so when they were both single they took their relationship to the next level," a source tells RadarOnline.com.

"But Leona had an ulterior motive – she wanted Dennis to see what he was missing out on and wanted to make him jealous.

"Dennis was always wary of Leona's friendship with Liam – so when she started dating Liam she must knew it would hit a nerve.

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"She split with Dennis because she felt she was underappreciated and wanted him to propose. It was a careful plan on her part.

"And, sure enough, when Dennis came calling again, she dumped Liam after a month and went straight back into his arms. Liam was gutted," the source reveals.

On Monday, One Direction played the biggest concert of their lives in a sold-out show at the legendary Madison Square Garden.