Cheryl Cole, the mother of Liam Payne's son, Bear, welcomed their son in March 2017 at 34. Now 41, she took to Instagram to pen a statement in the wake of Payne's passing.

Cheryl Cole, Liam Payne’s ex and mother of his only child, has shared her thoughts on the shocking death of the former One Direction singer. Cole posted a touching throwback image of Liam alongside their then-newborn son,

Cheryl Cole broke her silence on the death of her ex-boyfriend Liam Payne, with whom she welcomed son Bear, now 7. "As I try to navigate this earth-shattering event and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time,