Cheryl Cole shares rare photo of son Bear and fans can't get over surprising detail
Topics: Cheryl, Liam Payne, Celebrity
Greg Harris
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@cherylofficial
Topics: Cheryl, Liam Payne, Celebrity
Cheryl Cole has previously explained why she rarely shares pictures of her son Bear, whom she shares with the late Liam Payne.
But she made a rare exception during a trip to Disneyland, and one detail about the post caught the attention of many.
Taking to Instagram, the ‘Call My Name’ singer, 42, wrote: "Somewhere in the corners of the world, magic still exists. I don't know what took me so long to experience the joys of @waltdisneyworld but I completely escaped into my inner child for the last couple of weeks. What a wonderful place."
In the carousel post the Cheryl shared, nine-year-old Bear could be seen wearing a hoodie and with his back to the camera, while another snap showed them together on a ride.
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Fans loved seeing how much Cheryl’s son had grown, predicting that the youngster would soon be taller than his mum.
"Little Bear is not little anymore," one fan wrote in the comments.
Another shared: "Bear will be taller than you soon OMG."
Cheryl’s Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts wrote: "Love this.”
And Kimberly Walsh also gushed: "The best. Pure magic."
Cheryl welcomed Bear with Liam Payne in 2017. After the couple announced their split in 2018, they both emphasised their commitment to co-parenting their son.
At the time, they released a statement that read: "We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world, and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together."
Early on, the pair made a decision to shield Bear's face in the pictures they shared with fans.
In 2023, Cheryl told British Vogue: "I want Bear to have a normal childhood. I don’t want people recognising him on the street."
While Payne told the Diary of a CEO podcast in 2021: "Obviously, we protected his identity to start off with, and that's not being pretentious or anything other than the fact that I want to give him a chance to be Bear first before he has to be, 'Oh, your mum and dad are so and so', you know."
Liam tragically died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina in October 2024. He was just 31 years old.
Cheryl released a tribute after his death, describing his passing as ‘earth shattering’.
In an Instagram post accompanied by a black and white photo of Liam and Bear, she wrote: "As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I'd like to kindly 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 that now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.
"What is troubling my spirit the most is that one day Bear will have access to the abhorrent reports and media exploitation we have seen in the past two days. It is breaking my heart further that I cannot protect him from that in his future.
"I am begging you to consider what use some of these reports are serving, other than to cause further harm to everyone left behind picking up the pieces. Before you leave comments or make videos, ask yourself if you would like your own child or family to read them.
"Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of his death to rest in some peace at last.
"Thank you, Cheryl."