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Liam Payne calls Cheryl his 'wife' as he confirms son Bear's strange middle name

Liam Payne has shocked fans after hinting that he has married girlfriend Cheryl in a new interview.

The One Direction star was talking to SiriusXM radio when he dropped the clanger, also confirming his son Bear’s strange middle name during the chat, which is in preparation for the release of his debut solo single, ‘Strip That Down’, on Friday.

Have Cheryl and Liam secretly wed?
Have Cheryl and Liam secretly wed?

First things first, #WifeGate.

Liam was speaking about his heartache of having to leave Bear, who was born in March, and Cheryl alone in the UK as he jetted off to Los Angeles for work, revealing that the only silver lining was that he got to go and eat at West coast fast-food chain, In-N-Out.

Speaking on the show, Liam quipped: “I left my wife and child at home and I was straight out to In-N-Out burger.”

Liam did not clarify any further on his remark and we have contacted his and Cheryl’s rep for comment.

Bear’s middle name has been revealed.
Bear’s middle name has been revealed.

Meanwhile, after admitting that he wanted a more “traditional” name for his first child, eventually agreeing to Cheryl’s suggestion of ‘Bear’ because she did “all of the work” during labour, Liam also revealed that he lost the battle of choosing Bear’s middle name too.

He explained: “It was going to be James because my middle name’s James. I was going to give him my middle name, but I like Grey. I prefer Grey.”

Speaking to Kiss FM, he went on to reveal that he wanted to call Bear ‘Arthur’, sharing: “[Cheryl] wanted a very interesting name, when he leaves a room people wouldn’t forget it. Which I think is it definitely does that.

“I actually wanted, Arthur [but] I think you sound like a bit of a tank… Arthur Payne. He’s not a guy you’d mess around with.

Liam is currently preparing for his solo career.
Liam is currently preparing for his solo career.

“I don’t think Bear is, either though.”

So, Liam and Cheryl’s son ended up going from Arthur James Payne to Bear Grey Payne, talk about world’s apart, eh?

The singer also admitted that Cheryl has been doing most of the childcare herself, even when he is in the country, because the former X Factor judge wants to prepare for when Liam eventually goes on tour.

He continued: “At this stage as a dad, you’re in a bit of a whirlwind. I’ll be honest with you, she’s doing it all herself at the moment because she wants to know what it feels like when I’m not there.

Cheryl is doing most of the work herself, says Liam.
Cheryl is doing most of the work herself, says Liam.

“She knows that I’m going on tour, so obviously she’s got a lot to deal with, which is hard. I thought that I’d get the call saying: ‘We need a nanny for this’, but no, she’s doing everything. She’s really pushing herself with it, bless her.

“We did a rota over the night feeds, and then she was like, I want to do [them] because she used to wake up anyway. She said there’s no point in us both being tired and there are going to be points in the day when I need you to be on it, so I need you awake.”

All in all, it sounds like Liam and Cheryl have this baby malarkey well and truly under control.

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