Liam Payne’s tragic passing has left fans in shock, but for his7-year-old son, Bear Grey Payne,it’s a loss that has changed his world forever.
The formerOne Directionstar died on Wednesday, October 16, after afatal fall from the balconyof a third-floor hotel room in Argentina.
HighlightsLiam Payne’s final message about son Bear Grey Payne resurfaced following his tragic death.His words were included in a video he filmed on his 31st birthday in August.“He’s so big now. He’s a big boy, and he looks like a mini-me," he said.Liam welcomed Bear in 2017 with ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.
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In a Snapchat video he posted for his 31st birthday in August, the deceased father-of-one joked about not receiving gifts from his one and only child.
“I didn’t get any dad socks yet,” he said. “But I am going to speak to my son in a little bit, which I’m really excited about. Bless him.”
He also gushed with love over his son, calling him a “mini-me” in the clip.
“He’s so big now. He’s a big boy, and he looks like a mini-me, as if we need anymore me in the world,” he continued.
TheOne Directionalum called his son, Bear Grey Payne, a “mini-me” while filming a Snapchat video on his 21st birthday in August
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While talking aboutfatherhood, in a 2018 interview withPeople, he called himself “Dada Montana,” referencingMiley Cyrus’s hit Disney seriesHannah Montana.
“I always wanted to be a young dad, but I didn’t really expect that I’d ever be in this place,” he told the outlet, a year after his son’s birth.
The British singer-songwriter welcomed his son, Bear, in 2017 with his ex-girlfriend, Cheryl Cole
He also joked about feeling like a “child” himself while speaking to one of Bear’s teachers in the past.
“I recently received his school report, and I feel quite young for school reports, and spoke to the teacher over FaceTime, and I almost felt like I was the child that she was speaking about,” he told the outlet in a 2020interview.
He admitted that being a parent was something he had “to learn” over time.
“He looks exactly like me, which is very strange,” Liam once said in an interview about his little boy
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“I had my son at a young age, and you think it will be a magical thing, that you’re going to grow up one day into the person you’re supposed to be,” he admitted. “But it took a lot to find my footing. I figured, Dad takes care of everyone, that’s what he does, so my thing was to cook.”
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