Liam Payne hinted at heartbreaking reason for Cheryl split before tragic death

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Liam Payne opened up about how becoming a father at a young age "messed" with his head and made it difficult for him to understand what his ex, Cheryl, was experiencing after the birth of their son.The former One Direction star, who tragically passed away after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina, left behind his son Bear, whom he shared with Cheryl.The couple parted ways in July 2018, just over a year after the youngster was born, reports Devon Live.

In the documentary Ant Middleton and Liam Payne: Straight Talking, he admitted: "Becoming a dad at such a young age, it's such a difficult thing.

And I think I built fatherhood up so much in my head that it kind of messed me up to start with. I started in a bad place with it.

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