Cheryl attends Liam Payne’s funeral to say a final goodbye to the One Direction ex

Liam Payne will be laid to rest today over a month after his tragic death in Argentina, with the One Direction star’s friends and family coming together to mourn

Cheryl was spotted attending the funeral of Liam Payne, who tragically died over a month ago in Argentina. The One Direction star’s loved ones gathered to mourn the 31-year-old who tragically fell from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.

Three people have since been charged in connection with the death of Liam, who first rose to fame as an aspiring singer on The X Factor. Liam met his former One Direction bandmates and ex-partner Cheryl at the talent show as they led mourners at his funeral today.

While Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were seen entering the church, Cheryl chose to avoid the press. The singer entered through a hidden entrance at the back of the building to pay her respects.

At the time of Liam’s death, Cheryl wrote that she was going through an “indescribably painful time”. Cheryl and Liam remained close after their split in 2018, co-parenting their son Bear.

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A heartbreaking floral tribute spelling out ‘Daddy’ was seen next to Liam’s coffin, which arrived at the Home Counties church in a horse-drawn carriage. Following Liam’s death, Cheryl vowed to “make sure” their son Bear knows all about his late father, reports the mirror.

Cheryl, who was in a high-profile relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018, stated on Instagram that their son has to “face the reality that he will never see his father again”.

Cheryl, grieving the devastating loss of Payne, took to social media with a heartfelt black and white photograph of him cuddling with their son in bed. In her emotional post, she expressed, “As I try to navigate this earth-shattering event and work through my own grief during this indescribably painful time, I want to remind everyone that we have lost a human being.”

“Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7-year-old son. A son who now has to face the reality of never seeing his dad again.”

Liam held Cheryl in high esteem as a mother, often saying she was the ‘best mum in the world’ and crediting her with balancing his music career with fatherhood.

The star, whose son’s privacy has been fiercely guarded, previously let fans in on his fatherhood journey, “I put in my time with my son and I also like to talk to people who are new dads also because you don’t know what’s coming and it’s different.”

Acknowledging the personal sacrifices of his role as a father, he admitted: “And you know, to be honest with you, it ruined a relationship for me at the time, but for all the right reasons, and it’s like do you think children are a blank page (when) they are born When Bear was born I was so excited for him to be born but I thought what if I don’t love him enough.

While appearing on The Impaulsive podcast, he revealed that although his son lived full-time with Cheryl due to his ongoing career commitments, he always ensured his presence for his son. At the time of his passing, he had been in a relationship with influencer Kate Cassidy for two years.