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Liam Payne is opening up about the difficulty of caring for her son in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
During an Instagram Live on Thursday, the singer, 27, explained to producer Ben Winston that seeing his son Bear Gray was “complicated”, as the 3½-year-old is currently with his mother Cheryl.
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“I went and saw Bear today. We had a little hangout that was really good, since I haven’t seen him in a few weeks,” said Payne.
The former member of One Direction admitted that visiting his son is “difficult with the COVID thing”, as he makes sure to be tested every time before seeing him.
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“I have to make sure that I’m negative before I go over there and see you, so you have to wait a few days before you can get tested,” he said.
Despite her son being “just on the street”, Payne said the co-parenting situation has been “extremely complicated”.
The star, who recently proposed to model Maya Henry, also noted that her son “has grown too big”.
“He’s huge,” he shared.
Payne told PEOPLE last month that it was a bizarre experience to see her son become a fully trained human being.
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“It has been a difficult journey, but it is fantastic to see him grow and become the person he has become,” he said. “He’s a really adorable boy and I feel like he’s settling inside himself.”
“He looks exactly like me, which is very strange. When family members see pictures of me as a baby now, they say, ‘Oh, wow, the bear looks great there!’ “Payne added.
Fatherhood is something that the star admitted that he had “to learn” over time, but that became more natural as he gets older.
“I had my son very young, and you think it will be a magical thing, that one day you will grow up to be the person you should be,” he shared. “But it took a long time to find my balance. I figured, Daddy takes care of everyone, that’s what he does, so my thing was to cook.”
“I recently received your school report and I feel too young for school reports, I talked to the teacher on FaceTime and I almost felt that I was the child she was talking about, “Payne joked.
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