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.
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The pair would rip presents open, before enjoying a festive dinner and braving the cold to play with the singer's giant toy dinosaurs that he kept in his garden. Imagine, then, the heartache this year for Bear, aged just seven, when he wakes on Christmas morning without the presence of his beloved daddy.
Liam died in October when he fell from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31. The void is one that Bear's mother, former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy, has done her utmost to fill. I can reveal that the 41-year-old has pulled out every stop so that Bear remembers his father and the many happy times they had together – as well as making new memories as they navigate what is a profound grief.
Liam Payne, pictured with Cheryl, died in October when he fell from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cheryl is determined that Bear's face will light up on Christmas morning. Indeed, the festive period will see visits from all his loved ones, including the Payne family – Liam's parents Karen and Geoff and the star's older sisters.
'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.
