One Direction's Liam Payne welcomes first-born son

  • 26/03/2017
Former One Direction member Liam Payne and his newborn son (Instagram)
Liam Payne and his newborn son (Instagram)

Former One Direction member Liam Payne is the second of the boyband to become a father, welcoming his newborn son over the weekend.

In an Instagram post, he paid tribute to the as-yet unnamed infant and his "incredible mother", Cheryl Cole.

"I'm incredibly happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world, it's a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life and my favourite memory I have so far," he wrote.

"I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through this, she's really made my dreams come true."

Cole and Payne originally met when he was 14 and auditioned for X Factor UK, a show he would later return to and kickstart his music career.

In his Instagram post Payne said even though his son hasn't been named yet, he's already capturing hearts.

Payne has followed in the footsteps of fellow bandmate Louis Tomlinson, whose son Freddie was born early last year.

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