In an emotional interview prior to his tragic death, Liam Payne ’s ex, Cheryl , described the star as a “great dad” to their son Bear and opened up on the pair’s split. The former Girls Aloud star’s emotional 2019 interview has taken on a haunting significance in light of Payne’s tragic passing last month. Payne died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from a hotel balcony.
But before his untimely death, Cheryl spoke warmly about their relationship and the love he had for their young son. Despite their split, the mum-of-one, 41, had nothing but praise for Payne’s role as a father, calling him a “great dad” and admitting he was the softer parent. “Liam is a great dad.
He’s much softer than me,” she shared, painting a picture of a devoted father who doted on Bear during an interview with The Telegraph. She described how Bear had his dad wrapped around his little finger, while she took on the stricter parenting role. “I’m the strict one; Liam isn’t.
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 recalled. Cheryl and Liam’s relationship, which began with a fair share of public scrutiny due to their 10-year age gap, ended a year after Bear was born.
In the interview, Cheryl, who divorced twice prior to her relationshop with Liam, hinted that the breakup .
