Louis Tomlinson is using One Direction’s year-long break to relocate from Britain to Los Angeles, in order to be close to Briana Jungwirth who is due to give birth to their baby later in January.

The 24 year old 1D star is moving to California as he prepares for first-time fatherhood, and is making 23 year old Briana and their child his priority and getting ready to help in any way he can, according to a source close to Louis who spoke to MailOnline this week.

Louis TomlinsonLouis Tomlinson is relocating to Los Angeles to be nearer Briana Jungwirth as she prepares to give birth

“Although they're not romantically involved, Louis thinks Briana is a great woman and will be a fabulous mother,” a friend told the media outlet. “Louis has been helping Briana financially and is prepared to get stuck in with all the tasks that caring for a baby demands.”

The relocation also means that Tomlinson will be closer to his rumoured current girlfriend Danielle Campbell, an actress primarily famous for starring in ‘The Vampire Diaries’ spin-off ‘The Originals’. The pair have been spotted in L.A., Chicago, London and Paris over the last few months, but Louis is nevertheless planning to take things slowly in light of the new responsibilities about to descend upon him.

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The Doncaster-born singer had a brief fling with Jungwirth, a stylist, earlier in 2015 soon after he had split from his girlfriend of four years, Eleanor Calder.

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Louis confirmed that he was expecting his first child back in August 2015, when he made the announcement on ‘Good Morning America’. “Obviously it's a very exciting time, so I'm buzzing,” he said.

Following that announcement, Tomlinson’s mother Johannah Deakin flew to L.A. to offer support to Jungwirth. Her help has reportedly been gratefully received, and the two were even spotted Christmas shopping together in December.

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