One Direction Member Liam Payne Now A Dad; Former Girlfriend Flew Off To Barcelona

Directioners are in celebration mode as of late now that One Direction's Liam Payne is officially a dad. The couple even announced the great news online that made the fandom to be crazed even more about it.

Payne and Cheryl Cole took to Instagram to announce the arrival of their baby boy. The former even wrote a heart-warming message on the said post on how happy he was now that he is a father.

He wrote that both his family and close friends knew for a fact that he rarely gets speechless adding that he is incredibly happy about his little tot. Moreover, Payne highlighted that he will never forget such moment and added that it is his favorite memory so far, according to Huffington Post.

Payne also praised his wife expressing that he is in awe of the mother of his child and how she carried it all the way through and went on saying that Cole made his dreams come true. The former One Direction member and his wife have yet to name their little one, though Payne pointed out that their child has been capturing everybody's hearts including his.

Meanwhile, Payne's former lady love - Sophia Smith has flown to Barcelona at the hype of her former beau's baby news. Smith also took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of a poolside from where she is staying with an overhead view of the city as its backdrop, The Sun reported.

Payne and Smith dated for a couple of years before calling it quits in October 2015. Weeks after their breakup, The former was reported to have been dating Cole in December 2016. Watch videos featuring Payne and Cole's first meet up at the X-Factor GLobal and the couple's recent baby news: