Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... #StripThatDown ⬇️

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Okaaaaay, then ...

We personally never thought Liam Payne was the hottest dude in One Direction but we may be changing our tune ... fatherhood looks good on Liam! With Harry Styles' over-the-top colorful suits and short hair and Niall's changing look, Liam is emerging as the real hottie of the group! Okay, Zayn is still the best-looking but technically he's not in the group, so ...

Just three weeks after the birth of his baby boy Bear, with British singer Cheryl Cole, new dad Liam Payne posted this teaser video for his upcoming single "Strip That Down," set to be released May 19. In it, the shirtless singer just mugs for the camera, showing off his abs, with a hot beat behind it. We can't wait!

Payne was in LA over the weekend to support Niall Horan at Wango Tango and Niall posted this sweet pic and message to Twitter:




The two were later spotted at The Peppermint Club for a big Wango Tango after-party -- check out the pix of that, and these videos of the two 1D'ers at the concert ...