Cheryl To Liam:

‘Don’t go back to LA yet’

‘Stop smoking’

‘No talking about our baby’

- Hannah Fernando

Like any new mum, Cheryl has certain expectations of her partner – and some that are simply non-negotiable. Help changing nappies? Check (see Liam Payne’s tweet just five days after the birth). The occasional night shift? Check. Plus generally being there during the challenging first weeks and months – something that could be difficult for her partner Liam, who has an album to finish. More of which later... 

All perfectly reasonable demands to put before your average modern father. There’s only one problem: Cheryl’s baby daddy is far from average. How many 23-year-olds are so rich (with a fortune of £50 million and counting) they never need to work another day in their lives? And of those who are, not many have Liam’s extraordinary work ethic.

Small wonder, then, that this gilded couple, like any other new parents, are facing a few teething problems right now, long before their bundle of joy sprouts any gnashers of his own.

‘Cheryl and Liam are totally besotted with their little one and would do anything for him,’ our source tells Now. ‘But that doesn’t mean they always see eye to eye. The funny thing is that all their fans imagine them in this massive mansion, living a perfect life with nannies on tap. But it’s not like that at all.

‘They’re both working-class kids made good and they have the values their parents instilled in them. But now they’re both tired and stressed. Let’s just say they have a few obstacles to overcome.’

WORK/LIFE BALANCE