It is hard to imagine how surreal and heart-wrenchingly difficult the past week must have been for Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy and her young son, Bear.
It felt like the world was in collective mourning following the shock death last Wednesday, 16 October, of One Direction's Liam Payne at just 31, after a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel.
But for Cheryl, 41, the pain will surely be more acute, as she tries to find a way to move forward from the heartache of losing both the man she once loved, and the father of their seven-year-old child who has, overnight, been left without a father.
Amid coming to terms with such a tragic loss, Cheryl has already received a lot of support and condolences from her celebrity pals.
"I can't stop thinking about that poor wee boy [Bear] because Cheryl is going to have to break the news to him," Lorraine Kelly said. "He is only seven years old and Liam was always talking about his son, he was a really devoted dad."
While X Factor stars Jedward tweeted, "Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear and all the One Direction family." And Shayne Ward also said, "Sending all my love and condolences to his son and family and @cherylofficial." While Amanda Holden admitted, "I can't stop thinking about Cheryl and their little boy Bear."
Following a two-year romance, Cheryl and Liam split up in July 2018, when Bear was just one.
As Liam announced their break-up, he said, "We still have so much love for each other as a family.
Bear is our world..."
Their relationship first came as quite a surprise when it was revealed in 2016, E particularly because of the 10-year age difference and Cheryl having first met Liam when he auditioned for The X Factor at the age of 14. But despite the criticism, they appeared super loved-up in a string of public displays of affection and they went on to welcome their son in March 2017.
"I'm incredibly happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world, it's a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life and my favourite memory I have so far," Liam said at the time. "I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through t...
It felt like the world was in collective mourning following the shock death last Wednesday, 16 October, of One Direction's Liam Payne at just 31, after a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel.
But for Cheryl, 41, the pain will surely be more acute, as she tries to find a way to move forward from the heartache of losing both the man she once loved, and the father of their seven-year-old child who has, overnight, been left without a father.
Amid coming to terms with such a tragic loss, Cheryl has already received a lot of support and condolences from her celebrity pals.
"I can't stop thinking about that poor wee boy [Bear] because Cheryl is going to have to break the news to him," Lorraine Kelly said. "He is only seven years old and Liam was always talking about his son, he was a really devoted dad."
While X Factor stars Jedward tweeted, "Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear and all the One Direction family." And Shayne Ward also said, "Sending all my love and condolences to his son and family and @cherylofficial." While Amanda Holden admitted, "I can't stop thinking about Cheryl and their little boy Bear."
Following a two-year romance, Cheryl and Liam split up in July 2018, when Bear was just one.
As Liam announced their break-up, he said, "We still have so much love for each other as a family.
Bear is our world..."
Their relationship first came as quite a surprise when it was revealed in 2016, E particularly because of the 10-year age difference and Cheryl having first met Liam when he auditioned for The X Factor at the age of 14. But despite the criticism, they appeared super loved-up in a string of public displays of affection and they went on to welcome their son in March 2017.
"I'm incredibly happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world, it's a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life and my favourite memory I have so far," Liam said at the time. "I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through t...
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