Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dead astatine 31

Nobody loved Bear Grey Payne the mode Liam Payne did.

The precocious One Direction member, who died Oct .16 successful Argentina astatine property 31, leaves down his 7-year-old son, who helium welcomed successful March 2017 with ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole. While the erstwhile boybander was conscionable 23 years aged erstwhile his lone kid was born, helium had a feeling he’d travel into fatherhood aboriginal successful life.

“I ever wanted to beryllium a young dad,” helium told People successful 2018, “but I didn’t truly expect that I’d ever beryllium successful this place.”

Even then, Liam was bewildered by however rapidly his lad was growing.

“I look astatine him, like, ‘Where’s my small babe gone already?’” helium continued. “He’s walking astir the house, pretending his teddy’s a phone. He’s awesome. And a batch of fun. I emotion spending clip with him.”

While the “Strip That Down” vocalist mostly shielded Bear from the spotlight, helium did stock uncommon glimpses into his beingness arsenic a father. In March, Liam celebrated the merchandise of his single, “Teardrops,” with an image of his son looking astatine a promotional poster for the track.