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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Jess Flaherty

Liam Payne's demands during Liverpool visit included lemon ginseng shots and vape pods

Liam Payne ordered lemon ginseng shots from Pret a Manger and vape pods among other specialities on a recent visit to a Liverpool city centre store.

The former One Direction singer visited Liverpool ONE HMV for a meet and greet on Monday, December 9 after the release of his debut album earlier this month.

Details of the star's "rider demands" - a specific list of the items he and his staff wanted during the two hour session - have emerged.

Among the desired items were two types of water, one cold and one at room temperature, as well as cashew nuts, lemon ginseng shots - but only from Pret a Manger - large quantities of Red Bull and dual pods for his vape.

When Rita Ora visited HMV on November 23 last year for the launch of her latest album, the Anywhere singer's requests were for a bottle of water.

Liam shot to fame in 2010 after coming third with his One Direction bandmates on the seventh series of The X Factor.

He embarked on a solo career after One Direction went on hiatus in January 2016, releasing his first single as a solo artist in May 2017.

He was in Liverpool as part of a promotional tour after his debut album, LP1, was released last week on December 6.

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