One Direction star Liam Payne celebrated the arrival of his new baby Bear on a wild night out with pals.
His friend Andy Samuels, a presenter and music producer, shared an Instagram pic of a group of friends on a night out, including Liam and his dad Geoff.
“Definition of lads lads lads” wrote Andy.
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A Snapchat pic was captioned: “God bless Bear from the lads.”
One Direction fans soon went into meltdown.
“OMG! Liam,” wrote one.
“DADDY PAYNE” added another.
“Liam and Geoff omg i love them [sic],” added another. It’s thought that Cheryl’s brother was also on the night out.
Geoff has previously spoken about how tough it was for the family to spend so little time with Liam during his time with One Direction.
“Nothing can prepare you for those times when he’s not around,” said Geoff.
The proud dad added that Liam had “star quality” from a young age.
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“He’s always had something special about him,” he said.
“He would leave a positive impression on everyone. His talent was tangible.
“As a family we wanted to keep him focused and once success started to happen for him, it was all about turning that into a career.”
Liam recently put his £8million LA mansion on the rental market so he can devote more time to Cheryl and their son in the UK.
The couple share a six-bedroom home in Sussex.
Harry Styles recently spoke of how well Liam had adapted to fatherhood.
“He’s loving it,” he said. “He said it’s gone really well and everyone is great.
“I’m very happy for him.”