Liam Payne’s poignant last post with his ‘mini-me’: One Direction star spoke of his pride for Bear, his seven-year-old son with Cheryl Cole, and vowed to get his ‘life together’

Liam Payne’s final posts of his son Bear have resurfaced following the singer’s shock death at age 31.

The former One Direction member fell from the third floor of CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after 5pm on Wednesday evening. 

The star welcomed his seven-year-old son, Bear Grey, with his then-girlfriend Cheryl Cole in March 2017, before the couple split the following year.

The pair have continued to amicably co-parent and both have chosen to keep their son out of the public eye, keeping his face from view.

But earlier this year, Liam shared a rare snap of Bear from behind, looking up at a billboard advertising for his new music.

Liam Payne’s final post of his son Bear have resurfaced following the singer’s shock death at age 31 

The star welcomed his seven-year-old son, Bear Grey, with his then-girlfriend Cheryl Cole in March 2017, before the couple split the following year

The pair have continued to amicably co-parent and both have chosen to keep their son out of the public eye, keeping his face from view (pictured together in 2016)

The pop star captioned the sweet photo: ‘I want to be on a billboard one day daddy’. 

And a few weeks later in March, Liam shared a poignant video showing the father-and-son walking through a park together.

The heartbreaking clip sees Liam holding hands with his son, before letting go to ruffle the youngster’s hair.

Captioning the touching moment, the hitmaker wrote: ‘Bear is so tall’ followed by a teary-eyed emoji and a bear emoji. 

Liam also recently made several rare comments about his little boy, as he commented again on how big he was getting.

While celebrating his 31st birthday at the end of August, he shared an Instagram video talking about Bear.

He said: ‘I’m going to speak to my son in a little bit which I’m really excited about. Bless him. 

‘He’s getting so big now. He’s a big boy and he looks like a mini me. As if we needed any more me in the world.

And a few weeks later in March, Liam shared a poignant video showing the father-and-son walking through a park together hand-in-hand

The heartbreaking clip sees Liam ruffling the youngster’s hair, and he captioned it: ‘Bear is so tall’ followed by a teary-eyed emoji and a bear emoji

Both Liam and Cheryl have mainly kept their son out of the public eye, but he has made other previous comments on Bear in the past. 

During an interview with People in 2022, the For You singer sweetly gushed that his son looks at him like ‘a superhero.’ 

‘I see him two times a week, three times a week sometimes. And I make sure when I see him, he has 100 percent of my time. I make sure that I’m not on my phone or dicking around somewhere else.’

Liam added: ‘So, I like to give him those moments and it’s important, he needs that in his life. He needs his dad in his life, and I’m happy he looks at me like a superhero, and I’m hoping to keep it that way.’ 

It comes as: 

• Heartbroken fans descended on the hotel to lay candles and flowers for Payne;
• Celebrity tributes poured in from the likes of Dermot O’Leary and Paris Hilton; 
• Payne shared a photo with his girlfriend on Snapchat minutes before his death; 
• Fans looked back at Payne’s ‘extraordinary’ X Factor audition in 2008 aged 14; 
• Pictures revealed rooms inside the hotel where Payne plunged to his death;
• Harry Styles’s mother Anne Twist shared her grief with a tribute on Instagram

Liam began dating Cheryl in 2016 after her divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini and their son was born the following year, before they split in 2018.

After a brief relationship with supermodel, Naomi Campbell, the singer began dating Maya Henry in 2019 – and became engaged the next year. 

However, in 2022, the couple officially went their separate ways and just days before Liam’s death, Maya had begun to take legal action against the star, accusing him of obsessive contact and ‘weaponizing’ his fans against her. 

Not long after his passing, Maya broke her silence – with her representative telling DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’ 

While Liam recently made several rare comments about his little boy, as he commented again on how big he was getting while celebrating his 31st birthday at the end of August

Up until his death, Liam had been in a relationship with Kate Cassidy, whom he started dating in October 2022. 

His final Snapchat posts showed him posing with girlfriend Kate, only minutes before his death, after reportedly falling around 5pm (ART).

One image showed both Liam and Kate pausing for a mirror selfie together as well as another post where he looked into the camera and wrote: ‘Lovely day in Argentina.’ 

He shared an additional photo of him and Kate, which was captioned as ‘Quality time’ and showed their food, as he admitted: ‘We’ve been waking up at 1pm everyday.’ 

Liam also included a picture of an outdoor patio and penned: ‘Happy I got some time away,’ and he shared another where he revealed he was debating about being Forrest Gump for Halloween. 

The family of singer Liam said on Thursday that they were ‘heartbroken’ by his death, adding that the former One Direction star will ‘forever live in our hearts’.

Liam’s relatives said in an emotional statement: ‘We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.

‘We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.’

His final Snapchat posts showed him posing with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, only minutes before his death, after reportedly falling around 5pm (ART) 

One image showed both Liam and Kate pausing for a mirror selfie together as well as another post where he looked into the camera and wrote: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’ 

The family of singer Liam said on Thursday that they were ‘heartbroken’ by his death, adding that the former One Direction star will ‘forever live in our hearts’ (pictured in 2022) 

Liam’s uncle Roger Harris also told MailOnline: ‘We are all just deeply saddened and trying to come to terms with it. I just hope everybody gives them some privacy really and allows them to come to terms with it. That’s all I can say.’

In addition, another relative speaking at Payne’s family home in Wolverhampton told MailOnline: ‘We are utterly devastated by the news.’

Tributes have been paid to the singer, with pictures showing shocked fans gathering outside the hotel after police cordoned off the area, with forensic investigators in white protective suits and blue gloves seen entering and leaving.

Fans were photographed lighting candles and leaving flowers at the side of the road in an impromptu vigil as they paid tribute to the music star.

Liam joined Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles to form boy band One Direction in 2010, after they individually auditioned for The X Factor.

The group won third place and went on to become a global sensation, with hits such as What Makes You Beautiful and Live While We’re Young. 

After becoming one of the biggest pop groups in the world, with five albums and four world tours, they went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.

While in Argentina, Liam had reunited with his former bandmate, Niall, as he went to watch his concert earlier this month.

Liam joined Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson , Niall Horan and Harry Styles to form boy band One Direction in 2010, after they individually auditioned for The X Factor (pictured in 2010)

Liam died instantly from multiple injuries after plunging to his death from a third-floor hotel balcony and fracturing his skull, with emergency services unable to save him at the scene (pictured last year) 

Liam died instantly from multiple injuries after plunging to his death from a third-floor hotel balcony and fracturing his skull, with emergency services unable to save him at the scene.

His identity was confirmed by emergency services by checking his passport, but police do not yet have conclusive evidence regarding the circumstances of his fall.

Alberto Crescenti, a city ambulance service provider spokesman, stated that Liam had fallen 40 meters and suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’

‘The alarm was raised at 5:04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur. At 5:11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.’ 

He added: ‘Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’