Liam Payne has opened up in a revealing new interview, and explained why he and girlfriend Cheryl haven’t yet shared any pics of their son, Bear.
In a chat with the Evening Standard’s ES Magazine, the former One Direction star says: “Rather than being pictured and being put in places, I wanna give him the chance [of a life outside of the public eye]. If I take it away from him now, he never has the chance to go back.”
He adds that he and Cheryl, 34, are “in full agreement” that Bear should be kept out of the public eye.
The X Factor star, whose new single ‘Familiar’ is out 20 April, was just 14 when he appeared on Simon Cowell’s talent show.
Ten years later, the 24-year-old says he wants his young son to make his own choices about fame as he gets older.
Liam also revealed his adorable nickname for Bear to be “The Sunshine”, adding that he’d been on babysitting duty on his own the night before.
His girlfriend of two years, Cheryl was out for the evening and he added that he panicked, worrying: “”
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