Singers Cheryl and Liam Payne have announced they are splitting up after more than two years together. The former Girls Aloud star, 35, and One Direction member, 24, split up two weeks ago. The couple have a son, Bear, who was born in March last year.

They confirmed the split on social media, saying they were “sad” and it had been a “tough decision to make”, adding “We still have so much love for each other as a family”.

The couple posted on Twitter as well:

We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together.

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) July 1, 2018

Cheryl and I are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together.

— Liam (@LiamPayne) July 1, 2018

Cheryl met Payne when he auditioned for the reality show that year, aged 14. “I think you’ve got charisma,” she told him, after he performed the jazz standard ‘Fly Me To The Moon’. “I think you’re really cute”.

Payne, originally from Wolverhampton, has gone on to forge a successful solo career after One Direction decided to take a break in 2015.

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