Liam Payne’s final tribute to son Bear as he tells fans ‘he looks like a mini me’ on star’s 31st birthday

LIAM Payne told fans his son Bear was his ‘mini me’ in a heartbreaking video posted on his 31^st birthday.

The singer gave a rare insight into his life as a dad to Bear, who he shares with ex Cheryl, as he celebrated his milestone in August.

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In a candid video, Liam told fans:  “I didn’t get any dad socks yet, but I’m going to speak to my son which I’m really excited about.”

Clearly besotted with his seven year old, he wrote: “Bless him. He’s getting so big now. He’s a good boy, and he looks like a mini-me. As if we needed anymore me in the world.”

Liam became a dad in 2017 after a high-profile relationship with Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.

In 2022, Liam spoke about how important it was for him to be in his son’s life and revealed he saw him two or three times a week.

He told People: "I see him two times a week, three times a week sometimes," he said.

"And I make sure when I see him, he has 100 percent of my time. I make sure that I'm not on my phone or d***ing around somewhere else.'"

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It comes as

• One Direction fans hold candlelit vigils outside the hotel
• The singer posted on Snapchat just minutes before his death
• Rylan Clark and Dermot O'Leary paid tribute to the singer
• His ex-fiancée Maya Henry broke her silence after his death
• Liam's girlfriend Kate Cassidy's message before he died
• Harry Styles' mum pays heartbreaking tribute to the star

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He added: “So, I like to give him those moments and it’s important, he needs that in his life, he needs his dad in his life, and I’m happy he looks at me like a superhero, and I’m hoping to keep it that way.”

The tragic comments have re-emerged following Liam’s shock death in Buenos Aires yesterday.

The former One Direction singer was in Buenos Aires for pal Niall Horan's tour when he plunged from the third floor on Wednesday afternoon.

Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the security ministry of Buenos Aires, said police were called to the hotel by a worker about an "aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol".

Witnesses at the hotel said Liam smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room in the erratic incident earlier in the day, TMZ reported.

Cops found Liam dead in the hotel's inner courtyard at around 5pm local time (9pm UK time) when they arrived.

A red tent was put up over the body as cops began the investigation into the tragic death.

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