Liam Payne, who died on Oct. 16, shared his 7-year-old son, Bear, with his ex, singer Cheryl Cole. The former couple welcomed their child in March 2017, and had dated for two years before they called it quits in July 2018.

One Direction star Liam Payne, who tragically died falling from the third floor of a hotel on Wednesday, proudly had a son called Bear, whom he shared with ex Cheryl

Cheryl Cole has reportedly become inconsolable and can't stop crying over the news that Liam Payne has died, as she struggles to figure out how to break the news to their son, Bear, seven. Payne, 31,