Cheryl Cole Has a Request For Liam Payne Fans After Her Ex-Boyfriend’s ‘Earth-Shattering’ Death

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.On October 16, the former band member at 31 years old after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Two days later, the mother of his seven-year-old son, Bear, pleaded with her followers to grant the singer “dignity” in the “wake of his death.”“As I try to navigate this earth-shattering event and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being,” the 41-year-old singer and former member of Girls Aloud alongside a black-and-white photo of Payne and Bear. “Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7-year-old son.

A son that now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.”Payne's former bandmates—Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayne Malik—have released a joint statement.Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole in 2016, eight years after meeting during Payne’s auditions at 14 years old.

The pair split in 2018, just 16 months after welcoming their son in March 2017. “We broke up for a reason and now, she gives me full autonomy of my own life to be able to go and do what I do and at the same time I know he’s been taken care of because he’s all she cares about,” Payne said on Logan Paul’s in 2022. “You couldn’t ask for more.”Details surrounding the singer's tragic death have continued to emerge.In her Instagram note, Cole reminded her followers that Bear will one day be able to see and understand the “abhorrent reports and media exploitation” surrounding his father’s death, as well as any videos and comments left by fans during the frenzy. “Ask yourself if you would like your own child or family to read [your posts],” she wrote, adding, “Please give Liam the.