Liam Payne's son Bear will be 'so proud' as he 'has dad's smile', says Simon Cowell

One Direction's Liam Payne died astatine the property of 31 connected Wednesday evening aft falling from his edifice balcony successful Argentina but Simon Cowell believes the brace person a striking similarity

Simon Cowell has said the singer's lad Bear is conscionable similar Liam Payne successful connection pursuing his daze death.

The euphony manager has released his ain connection 2 days aft it was announced that the erstwhile One Direction prima had passed away. The 31-year-old died aft helium fell from his 3rd communicative edifice country successful Argentina connected Wednesday night.

Tributes person flooded successful for the talented musician, including from Simon who formed One Direction connected The X Factor. Simon has said that Liam's seven-year-old lad Bear, who helium shares with Cheryl Tweedy, has galore similarities to his successful the Instagram post.

Simon wrote: "I person met your son, Bear. He has your grin and that twinkle successful his oculus that you have. And helium volition beryllium truthful arrogant of everything you achieved. And however you achieved it." He took to his Instagram leafage to stock a connection wherever helium talked astir helping Liam commencement his euphony career. He said: "You ne'er truly cognize however you consciousness astir idiosyncratic until a infinitesimal similar this happens. Liam, I americium devastated. Heartbroken. And I consciousness empty. And I privation you to cognize however overmuch emotion and respect I person for you. Every teardrop I person shed is simply a representation of you.

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"This is truthful hard to enactment into words close now. I went extracurricular today, and I thought astir truthful galore times we had together. I wanted to fto you cognize what I would ever accidental to the thousands of radical who would ever inquire me. What is Liam like? And I would archer them you were kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, focused. And however overmuch you loved music. And however overmuch emotion you genuinely had for the fans."

He continued: "I had to archer you erstwhile you were 14 that this wasn't your time. And we some made a committedness that we would conscionable again. A batch of radical would person fixed up. You didn't. You came backmost and wrong months the full world knew Liam. And you ne'er forgot the fans. I watched you spending truthful overmuch clip with radical who had wanted to conscionable you. You truly cared. You came to spot maine past year. Not for a meeting. Just to beryllium and talk. And we reminisced astir each of the amusive times we had together. And however arrogant you were to beryllium a Dad. After you left, I was reminded that you were inactive the sweet, benignant lad I had met each of those years ago.|"

He past went connected to talk astir Liam's lad Bear earlier saying Liam near the satellite "too soon". Simon past finished his station by saying: "Rest successful bid my friend. And I americium sending my love, thoughts and prayers to your family. Simon X."

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