One Direction performed at the X Factor final in December of 2015 which is reportedly where Cole and Payne met each other once again. At the time, Cheryl was married to her second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. 2016 - Cheryl splits from second husband amid Liam Payne rumours and couple confirm relationship

Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates have said they are “devastated” over the singer’s sudden death, aged 31, after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne, who shot to fame after joining the pop group on reality TV contest The X Factor in 2010 along with Harry Styles,

The former "X Factor" judge, who shares son Bear with the late One Direction singer, responds to since-deleted images of his lifeless body The post Liam Payne’s Ex, Cheryl Cole, Calls Out ‘Media Exploitation’ of Singer’s Death: ‘We Have Lost a Human Being’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Over 1,000 fans gathered in central London to pay tribute to the former One Direction star. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cole’s message comes within an hour of Payne’s girlfriend, influencer Kate Cassidy, paying tribute to the late singer. “I have been at a complete loss,” she wrote on Instagram Stories Friday. “Nothing about the past few days have felt real.”

Cheryl Cole, who shared a son with Liam Payne, has issued a statement on the death of the superstar. In a paragraph posted to Instagram, Cole pleaded with the media to stop with “abhorrent reports” and “media exploitation” of his death for the sake of their son Bear.