United Kingdom, Jan. 31 -- Scott Mills "definitely" wants to get Liam Payne's dad on his new radio show.

The 51-year-old DJ has known Geoff Payne for several years and they have been in regular contact since the late One Direction singer's funeral in November, so the broadcaster is keen to get him on air on the 'BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show' because he knows he is a loyal listerner.

Scott told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "He would like to, I think.

"I would definitely get him on the air at some point.

"I would love that because he is a funny man.

"I went to the funeral and it was just heartbreaking because I've known him . . .

"The weird thing about Geoff is that he always just texts in.

"He used to text into the Radio 1 show...