Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne claimed having Bear 'ruined Cheryl relationship for right reasons'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLiam Payne once shared his honest thoughts about becoming a dad for the first time aged just 23, with his ex-partner Cheryl.
The former One Direction star has tragically died in Argentina after a fall from the third floor of a hotel. He leaves behind eight-year-old son Bear, who he had with the Girls Aloud star before they split in 2018.
Opening up about fatherhood in 2022, Liam, 31, said while his son lived with Cheryl full-time, as he continued with his career, he made sure he was always there for him.
He explained: "I put my time in with my son and I also like to speak to people who are new dads also because you don't know what's coming and it's different. "And, you know, to be honest with you, it ruined a relationship for me at that point but for all the right reasons, and it's like you think kids are a blank page [when] they're born. "When Bear was first born I was so excited for him to be born, but I thought, what if I don't love him enough?
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