Cheryl smoothed over One Direction gang's tensions after Liam Payne's funeral

Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, of One Direction fame, joined Liam Payne's friends and household astatine the work for 31-year-old instrumentalist successful Buckinghamshire

Cheryl smoothed implicit the tensions betwixt the One Direction pack aft Liam Payne's funeral, reports contiguous claim.

The singer, who was successful a narration with Liam between 2016 and 2018 and is parent to his son, was supported by Girls Aloud members Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh at the intimate work connected Wednesday.

Zayn Malik and the remainder of his One Direction bandmates enactment their differences aside to be the funeral, the archetypal clip the bandmates person reunited successful astir 1 decade. The past clip they gathered together, the lads cheered connected Louis arsenic helium performed conscionable days aft his parent died - successful much "absolutely tragic" circumstances.

They've since reportedly encountered difficulties and truthful 41-year-old Cheryl, who has been a immense enactment to Liam's parents, Geoff and Karen, and sisters, Nicola and Ruth, arsenic they person started to travel to presumption with the devastating nonaccomplishment of Liam, was connected manus to assistance the erstwhile bandmates connected Wednesday, it is said.

After the wake, Cheryl is understood to person welcomed Liam's household and friends, including the 1D gang, into a circular marquee successful the backmost plot of Liam's mansion adjacent Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. It seems Cheryl helped creaseless things implicit here, hours aft Liam was laid to rest.

An insider said: "Of course, they each wanted to beryllium there, they shared truthful overmuch with Liam. But that doesn't mean they are champion friends immoderate more. They haven't worked unneurotic for astir 10 years – they person grown apart. In fact, the past clip they each met up, it was due to the fact that Simon Cowell insisted they did aft Louis's mum died, and that was 8 years ago."

The boys person "drifted apart" successful the years since then, according to the Daily Mail. Yet the mourners successful the marque raised a solid to Liam and hugged each different arsenic they celebrated his beingness connected Wednesday, the work says.

Friends accidental begetter and lad bonded implicit a brace of life-sized dinosaurs – 1 grey and the different greenish –which Liam bought online a decennary ago. It is understood these were besides successful the marque arsenic Cheryl associated them with anticipation and fond memories.

Louis and Zayn were reportedly the closest to Liam, calved and raised successful Wolverhampton, West Midlands. A root told the Mail: "Louis and Zayn were specified a enactment to Liam successful the past fewer years. They are distraught."

And this emotion is reflected successful a associated connection signed by "Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry" successful the time aft Liam's passing connected October 16 successful Buenos Aires, Argentina. Despite the challenges successful the past decennary oregon so, the pack near the poignant message, which read: "In time, and erstwhile everyone is capable to, determination volition beryllium much to say.

"But for now, we volition instrumentality immoderate clip to grieve and process the nonaccomplishment of our brother, who we loved dearly. The memories we shared with him volition beryllium treasured for ever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We volition miss him terribly. We emotion you Liam."