Tragic Liam Payne shared son Bear with his ex girlfriend Cheryl but the pair choose to keep him out of the public eye
Liam Payne says his son Bear looks like a ‘mini-me’
Liam Payne made some now poignant comments about his beloved son Bear as he celebrate his 31st birthday this year.
Heartbreakingly, the singer gushed that his son is the spitting image of him as he posted a video explaining that he was thrilled to be spending some time with him soon. Liam co-parented Bear with Girls Aloud star Cheryl. Following a whirlwind romance, the pair split just after Bear’s first birthday.
Doting dad Liam said his son was his “mini me” in his now final video about his boy. In an Instagram clip, speaking about the gifts he had received after turning 31 Liam revealed he hadn’t seen Bear but was hoping to soon. “I didn’t get any dad socks yet thought. I’m going to speak to my son in a little bit which I’m really excited about. Bless him. He’s getting so big now. He’s a big boy and he looks like a mini me. As if we needed any more me in the world,” he joked.
Cheryl and Liam first got together after her separation from ex-husband Jean Fernandez-Versini who she divorced in 2016. Bear was born in 2017. The former couple first met when he was a contestant on The X Factor and she was a judge.
Cheryl is yet to speak out following the death of Liam, who tragically fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
Local police said the 31-year-old singer fell from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina’s capital, before medics confirmed his death.
According to police in Buenos Aires, officers were initially responding to reports “of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol”. Pictures showed shocked fans gathering outside the hotel after police cordoned off the area, with forensic investigators in white protective suits and blue gloves seen entering and leaving.
Fans were photographed lighting candles and leaving flowers at the side of the road in an impromptu vigil as they paid tribute to the music star. The Foreign Office confirmed it is in contact with authorities in Argentina “regarding reports of the death of a British man”.
But a spokesman declined to comment any further, including on the identity of the man involved. Payne’s death comes after it was widely reported that his ex-fiancee, Maya Henry, had started legal proceedings, allegedly issuing a cease and desist letter for repeated contact.
The US model, who was engaged to Payne from August 2020 until he announced their separation in June 2021, claimed in a recent TikTok video that, since their break-up, the singer would “blow up my phone” from different numbers.
In the hours before his death, Payne reportedly posted a video on Snapchat saying: “It’s a lovely day here in Argentina.”
Payne formed boy band One Direction in 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, after they individually auditioned for The X Factor.
After becoming one of the biggest pop groups in the world, with five albums and four world tours, they went on indefinite hiatus in 2016. Among those paying tribute to Payne was former X Factor host Dermot O’Leary, who wrote on Instagram: “I remember him as a 14-year-old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He just loved to sing.
“He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful, and was always humble.” Olly Murs, who appeared on The X Factor a year before One Direction, said in a post on Instagram that he was “lost for words”, adding that the pair shared “the same passions”.
The Wanted star Max George said Payne had “supported me a lot” after the death of his bandmate Tom Parker from a brain tumour in March 2022.
Payne previously said he struggled with alcoholism at the peak of his success with One Direction, describing hitting “rock bottom” to The Diary Of A CEO podcast host Steven Bartlett.
He admitted his addiction to alcohol continued during the Covid pandemic, but in 2023 he posted a YouTube video confirming he was almost six months sober after nearly 100 days in a US rehab facility.
Earlier this month, Payne attended bandmate Horan’s Argentinian concert alongside his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
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