One Direction member Niall Horan and ‘X Factor’ judge Demi Lovato are reportedly “besotted” with each other- and Simon Cowell was playing Cupid for them.

Perez Hilton earlier mentioned how the 18-year-old Brit boy band mate was supposedly wooing the 19-year-old ‘Give Your Heart A Break’ singer for quite some time now. The two reportedly even chat on Skype on occasion.

And now Niall Horan had become “very keen” on courting Demi Lovato. Supposedly, Horan sends text messages to Lovato every day.

“Niall is besotted,” said a One Direction source. “He’s very keen,” the source said of Horan, who has “been sending her flowers.”

According to Perez Hilton, Demi Lovato returned Niall’s feelings. “She can’t wait to get to know him properly,” claimed the same 1D source. And supposedly Demi’s chance will come “when he’s finished with the One Direction tour at the beginning of July.”

And if the supposed romance between Niall Horan and Lovato wasn’t cute enough, then the idea of Simon Cowell –whom Demi considers a “grandpa” and who in turn called her “annoying”- playing matchmaker should do the trick.

“Demi’s being spurred on by Simon,” claimed a source, “Who finds the whole thing very amusing.”

According to Perez Hilton, the source also noted that it was a good business decision on the part of Simon Cowell. Cowell reportedly adored the publicity generated for his brain children One Direction and ‘X Factor.’ ”It’s a win-win,” said the source of the romance between Niall Horan and Demi Lovato.

If Demi Lovato and Niall Horan do hook up, Perez Hilton already had two cute portmanteau names for the One Direction member and the ex-Disney star: Diall and DeNiall.