star has offered fans a rare glimpse at his young son and people can’t believe how fast he’s growing up.
The pop star, 30, shares Bear with ex-girlfriend , 40. The Steal My Girl singer welcomed his first child with in March 2017, while
Bear is largely kept away from social media and his face has never been shown publicly.
So, whenever he does make an appearance, the couple’s followers are always blown away by how big he’s got.
To mark the release of his new single, Liam melted hearts with a snap of his son gazing up proudly at his dad on a billboard.
’I want to be on a billboard one day daddy 🐻 ❤️’, Liam wrote in the caption, as the photo captured the back of Bear’s brunette locks in front of a promotional banner for his tune.
In the comments, Instagram user xlexipaigex wrote: ‘Omg he’s so big!!!! This is the cutest thing ever 🥺🥺’
’HOW IS HE SO BIG?’, penned a shocked pawanib13.
User nisakdemirs added sweetly: ‘Bear is amazing boy ❤️ he’s his father’s biggest supporter🥺’
Liam – who split from Cheryl in 2018 – has spoken previously about how much his son loves what he does.
According to the singer, Bear is one of the first people to hear his demos.
‘I played him demo tapes of Familiar ages ago before it came out,’ Liam told People in 2018. ‘Then when it came out, he was like, “I remember this one!” He goes rigid and shakes with excitement and wants to get as close to the speaker as possible.’
He added: ‘For me, I love making great music for my fans. But when you make something that your son loves, it’s the best thing ever.
‘Whenever he cries or anything, I’m like, “Famili, famili”, and he’s like, “Hey, it’s this one again!” He loves it.’
As for his new track, Liam left fans reeling as he revealed his newest single – an emotional ballad all about break-ups, fittingly titled Teardrops.
In then emotional R&B ballad, Liam gets right in his feels and sings of the agony of heartbreak, and the pain of a relationship turning to hurt and pain.
‘Teardrops are falling down your face again, ’cause I don’t know how to love you when I am broken too,’ sings a pained Liam.
Co-written with N*Sync member JC Chasez and in collaboration with One Direction songwriter Jamie Scott, Teardrops marks Liam’s first single since Sunshine, which was released in 2021.
It’s been even longer since his debut solo album, LP1, was released in 2019. Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting his return to the spotlight.
During this time, Liam teased Teardrops, revealing the blood, sweat and, yes, tears that
‘There were definitely a lot of teardrops shed in making these records and for the first time you really get a picture of what it was like for me each day of making this record,’ he explained in a behind-the-scenes video.
With Teardrops finally upon us, fans have taken to X to document their early reactions to the single.
‘The banger that is this masterpiece has been on repeat all day! @LiamPayne thank you so much for sharing this part of your soul with us #Teardops 💧,’ wrote the account NoClueAnyway.
‘I’m really loving Liam’s new single #Teardops. It’s going early 2000s,’ added Louehhhh. Hazzdimple remarked: ‘Teardrops is such a GOOD SONG but the lyrics break my heart.’
‘Liam has really outdone himself with #Teardops. His voice sounds absolutely beautiful and the lyrics are so touching and personal,’ said DependOnNiam13.
Liam has come a long way since 1D went on hiatus in 2015, months after Zayn Malik announced that he was leaving the group.
Liam’s solo career began in October 2016, when he signed a record deal with Record Records. His first single followed in May 2017 – the considerably more upbeat Strip That Down, which was written by Ed Sheeran.
Since leaving the band, he has undergone a radical transformation – recently to accompany his tattoos and designer stubble.
However, he hasn’t charted as a solo artist in the UK since 2018, when LP1 was released.
Liam was spotted today with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, whom.
He and the New Jersey model stepped out of their hotel in Paris, heading toward the Louvre Museum.
Clad in a blue check shirt with dark trousers, Liam’s hair appeared to be freshly buzzed short – matching the promotional pictures which accompanied Teardrops’ release.
Kate, meanwhile, wore a long black blazer over a white blouse and short skirt.
Walking hand-in-hand to the Paris landmark, the pair looked the very picture of loved-up… not a teardrop in sight.
