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Liam Payne posts cute matching shoes picture with son Bear

Like Father, like son - Liam Payne took to Twitter to post a picture of his nine-month-old baby Bear with matching trainers to mark memories of 2017.

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Liam Payne and son Bear

The Wolverhampton-born popstar attracted more than 43,000 re-tweets, 155,000 likes and 5,000 comments for the cute snap posted on Boxing Day.

It depicted Bear sitting between Liam's legs both wearing matching black and white trainers.

It comes as Liam will post a memory everyday this week to mark a 'crazy' year.

He tweeted the picture with the caption: "2017 has been a crazy year! I'm gonna post a memory every day this week. First has to be my baby boy Bear! Holding him for the first time is a memory I will never forget and watching him grow up is just amazing to see."

Bear is the son of Liam and former Girls Aloud star turned X Factor judge Cheryl Tweedy.

Earlier this week, Liam thanked girlfriend Cheryl for being ‘an incredible mother’, revealing that watching Bear ‘grow up is just amazing.'

In an emotional Christmas tribute which he shared with fans, he discussed the past year and his hopes for the future, but began by admitting: "I’ve got to start with Cheryl and my baby boy Bear! Cheryl has been an incredible mother to baby Bear since the day he was born and I can’t thank her enough for that."

The former One Direction star flew home to London to spend Christmas with Cheryl, 34, and Bear – the first Christmas for nine-month-old Bear who was born in March.

Originally from Bushbury, the 24-year-old has gone on to create global success with his band before turning to solo efforts earlier this year with his first single Strip That Down.