KATIE HIND: How Cheryl is doing her utmost to fill the void in the life of her seven-year-old son Bear this Christmas after the tragic death of his pop star father Liam Payne
For much of Bear Payne's life, his beloved father Liam was a constant globetrotter, jet-setting across the world, determined to make a success of being a solo artist. But without fail, no matter the distance Liam would need to travel, there was always one time of the year when he made sure he was home to see his son: Christmas Day.
The void is one that Bear's mother, former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy, has done her utmost to fill. 'It has been a really sad time for Bear and Cheryl,' says a source close to the Payne family. 'Cheryl has said it herself but she is trying to work through her son losing his daddy and that will mean there are many milestones to come, the first of which is Christmas.
Bear, who turns eight in March, also gets on well with Ruth and Nicola's children, and this year they will all come together. Liam, though, was far from a traditional dad, and he acknowledged himself that he was more 'rock 'n' roll'. While he would regularly call Bear and certainly didn't shirk parental responsibility, he was rarely present in-person.
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