Soccer Aid viewers made similar comments on Sunday evening as Liam Payne was interviewed ahead of the celebrity football match at the London Stadium.
The One Direction star will captain the England side for the first time, as they take on Usain Bolt's World XI and hope to win for the first time since 2018.
But the 28-year-old’s turn on the football pitch comes hot on the heels of his controversial comments on tensions with his former One Direction bandmates, claiming one member once threw him against a wall.