Kerry Katona shares powerful advice for Cheryl supporting son Bear after Liam Payne’s death

Kerry Katona has shared a loving tribute to Liam Payne, the erstwhile One Direction vocalist who died connected Wednesday successful Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 31-year-old singer-songwriter, who was a dada to seven-year-old lad Bear, tragically mislaid his beingness aft falling from a balcony successful the Argentine capital.

Bear’s mum is erstwhile Girls Aloud vocalist Cheryl, 41, who was Payne’s spouse betwixt 2016 and 2018 – the mates divided conscionable aft Bear’s archetypal birthday.

Former Atomic Kitten vocalist Kerry, 44, has confessed that the quality of Payne’s decease has profoundly affected her, bringing backmost achy memories from her past.

Kerry was 39 erstwhile her ex-husband George Kay died successful 2019 pursuing a cause overdose – the brace had divorced 2 years earlier aft marrying successful 2014.

Having already experienced the decease of an ex-partner, Kerry had invaluable words of proposal for Cheryl, reaching retired to her via quotes reported in OK! Magazine.

‘I was perfectly heartbroken erstwhile I work the shocking quality of Liam Payne’s decease past Wednesday night. I americium sending truthful overmuch emotion to his household and friends – they indispensable beryllium going done the worst pain.’

She continued: ‘Listening to the quality and the edifice staff’s calls to the constabulary brought it each back. It was truly akin to the calls they made astir George – and that’s thing that ne'er leaves you.’

Kerry past sent a connection to Cheryl: ‘[I know] however it feels to archer your kid their begetter is dead. I’ll ne'er hide the time I had to archer DJ – it’s 1 of the astir horrible experiences you tin ever spell through.

‘You request to beryllium beardown for your children and that is truthful hard. I’ve met Cheryl a fewer times and she’s ever been truthful beauteous – it volition beryllium an atrocious clip for her, for Liam’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, and for everyone who knew him.’

Kay died aged 39. Kerry, appearing connected The Big Celebrity Detox, said of his death: ‘I’m aggravated my hubby died. I’m aggravated helium died and conscionable near his girl – truly aggravated astir that.’

Together, the brace shared their girl Dylan-Jorge.

Cheryl made a connection on Payne’s decease earlier this evening. She described the Payne’s passing arsenic an ‘earth-shattering event’ successful a station connected Instagram.

‘Liam was not lone a popular prima and celebrity, helium was a son, a brother, an uncle, a beloved person and a begetter to our 7 twelvemonth aged son. A lad that present has to look the world of ne'er seeing his begetter again,’ portion of the station read.

Payne’s One Direction bandmates person besides shared their ain tributes to the star.

Zayn Malik’s connection read: ‘Liam, I person recovered myself talking retired large to you, hoping you tin perceive me. I can’t assistance but deliberation selfishly that determination was truthful galore much conversations for america to person successful our lives.’

Louis Tomlinson posted an affectional connection connected Instagram connected Thursday night, lamenting that the brace ne'er got different accidental to enactment with each other.

‘I americium beyond devastated to beryllium penning this but yesterday I mislaid a brother. Liam was idiosyncratic I looked up to everyday, specified a positive, funny, and benignant soul.

‘Liam was an unthinkable opus writer with a large consciousness of melody, we often spoke of getting backmost successful the workplace unneurotic to effort and recreate the penning chemistry we had built up successful the band.’

He continued: ‘Liam was successful my sentiment the astir captious portion of One Direction. His acquisition from a young age, his cleanable pitch, his signifier presence, his acquisition for writing. The database goes on. Thank you for shaping america Liam.’

Harry Styles said that helium volition ‘always miss’ his ‘lovely friend’, and Niall Horan said helium was ‘devastated’.

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