Liam Payne shares super rare snap of son Bear as fans wowed by his age

01 March 2024 , 19:38

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Proud dad Liam Payne has shared a rare photo of his son Bear

Liam Payne has shared a rare insight into life as a dad with his six-year-old son Bear.

The One Direction star typically keeps his family out of the spotlight and only shares a few snaps of his son over the years. He shares his little boy with Girls Aloud's Cheryl, having welcomed Bear in March 2017. They will be celebrating Bear's seventh birthday very soon, and it appears the young boy wants to follow in his famous parents' footsteps.

Liam, 30, took to his Instagram account to share a snap of Bear wearing a yellow coat, looking at a huge poster of the singer. He captioned the sweet photo: "I want to be on a billboard one day Daddy." Fans couldn't believe how grown up Bear is as one said: "HOW IS HE SO BIG?" Another added: "He's so big, it seems like he was born yesterday."

Someone else commented: "Bear is an amazing boy he's his father's biggest supporter." A fourth wrote: "Oh no that’s so cute I can’t," as another asked: "He’s already that big???" Last year mum Cheryl, 40, revealed Bear finally found out his parents are famous. The stars have been co-parenting their son following their split, as they both decided to keep Bear out of the public eye.

Liam shared a rare snap of son Bear (instagram/@liampayne)

The One Direction star welcomed Bear with Girls Aloud's Cheryl

Neither have ever shared a photo of Bear's face and despite him being kept away from the limelight, he now understands his mum and dad are very famous. Cheryl admitted that Bear finds it 'pretty cool' that his folks are celebrities. Speaking to British Vogue Cheryl insisted that she's determined for her son to have a 'normal childhood'.

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"I don't want people recognising him on the street. But he's twigged that I'm famous. The other day he said, 'How lucky am I to have famous parents?' I said, 'It doesn't matter.' He goes: 'Yeah. But it's pretty cool." Cheryl opened up on Bear not being "her baby anymore" as she gushed: "We blinked and we're here almost seven."

Liam had dreamed of being a dad from the age of 16 and was determined to settle down and have a quiet life with Cheryl. However, their relationship started to unravel. Liam has even claimed that Bear's arrival "ruined" their relationship, but for "all the right reasons". The exes live close to each other so they can both be around son Bear.

"She is the best mum in the world. I couldn't ask for someone better," he told Logan Paul’s podcast Impaulsive. Liam shared: "I get to take my son to school one or two times a week and it's the best thing. The relationship we have now as friends has only grown more. We broke up for a reason and now she gives me full autonomy of my life and to do what I do and I know he's [Bear's] taken care of. He is all she cares about and I couldn't ask for more. They live like three minutes from my house. I always glue myself to where he is. My life now is his. My money is his. He's a lovely, lovely boy. We've been blessed."

Mia O'Hare