Cheryl Cole, Liam Payne's Coparenting Quotes While Raising Son
Cheryl Cole and Ex-Boyfriend Liam Payne's Best Quotes About Coparenting Their Son Bear
Cheryl Cole Liam Payne 's romance did not pan out, they've were dedicated coparents to their son, Bear . The former Girls Aloud performer and Payne began dating in February 2015 , nearly two years before Cole confirmed her pregnancy . "My close friends and family know there are very few times when I'm left speechless... wow!" the One Direction alum captioned an Instagram photo with his newborn 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. I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through this, she's really made my dreams come true. We haven't named him yet but he's already capturing hearts including mine. I feel very blessed. Happy Mother's Day everyone!" After more than two years together, the twosome announced their split in July 2018 . Since then, the England natives have continued coparenting , marveling at Bear's many milestones along the way. "Sometimes he'll sort of have a go at his mum and I'll be like, 'Bear, stop it,'" Payne exclusively told in May 2019 , noting he and Cole got "really lucky" to have a well-behaved little one. "He just wouldn't listen to me today. ... He just wants to silence me with his hand. He's like, 'Just give me a minute. I'm busy.'" He continued: "My mum brought all my old toys to the house, and then Cheryl came one day to my house and she was like, 'Oh, he's playing with this red car all the time. It was yours.' I was like, 'Is it a Jaguar?' And it was my favorite car when I was [young]. So he's literally like a little me."Us confirmed that Payne died at age 31 in October 2024 after falling from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires. Scroll below for more of Cole and Payne's honest quotes about coparenting: Credit: David Fisher/ShutterstockPutting Her Foot Down With Bear
"I'm the strict one; Liam isn't," the "Call My Name" songstress told The Telegraph in April 2019 . "I'll be the one saying, 'Just one square of chocolate,' but Bear is so good. If I get cross with him he puts his little hands on my face and looks into my eyes to see if I'm deadly serious or a tiny bit cross, and it melts my heart."
She continued: "[Liam is] much softer than me. But it is what it is, and I'm OK about it. When you have a baby, you are not consumed with just thinking about yourself. It's your responsibility to keep things settled and happy, so you make the best of everything. And we have."
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In May 2022, the singer opened up about originally struggling with fatherhood in his early 20s. "To be honest with you, it ruined a relationship for me at that point but for all the right reasons. I was so excited for him to be born that I was actually worried [that] I wouldn't love him enough," Payne told Logan Paul on his "Impaulsive" podcast.
The former band member also praised his ex for their healthy coparenting relationship.
"She is the best mom in the world. I couldn't ask for someone better," he added. "I get to take my son to school one or two times a week and it's the best thing. The relationship we have now as friends has only grown more. We broke up for a reason and now she gives me full autonomy of my life and to do what I do and I know [Bear's] taken care of. He is all she cares about and I couldn't ask for more. They live, like, three minutes from my house."
