Liam Paynes ex Cheryl Cole takes control of late One Direction singers $32 million estate
She’s still the one.Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his only child, Cheryl Cole, has been named the administrator of the late One Direction singer’s $32.2 million estate after he passed away without a will.In court documents dated May 1 and obtained by People, the Girls Aloud singer, 41, and attorney Richard Mark Bray were listed as the official administrators of Payne’s estate.The late musician shared 8-year-old son Bear with Cheryl, whom he dated from 2014 to 2016.The legal paperwork reportedly outlined the gross value of Payne’s UK estate at $38 million, with his net sitting at about $32.2 million.
Cheryl and Bray will “manage the money, but they currently have limited authority and cannot distribute it,” reported the BBC on Wednesday, May 7, noting that when someone in the UK dies without a will, husband, wife or civil partner, the deceased person’s children usually inherit the estate.Payne plunged to his death when he fell from his third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, 2024.The “What Makes You Beautiful” singer was 31.Following the tragedy, Cheryl released a statement and begged for compassion.
“As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being,” she posted to Instagram on October 18.“Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7 year old son.A son that now has to face the harsh reality of never seeing his father again,” Cheryl continued.
“I am begging you.”She added, “Before you leave comments or make videos, ask yourself if you would like your own child or family to read them.Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of his death to rest in some peace at last.”Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, whom he dated for roughly two years until his death, had been t...