Liam’s late night out with Cheryl lookalike...
NIGHT OF FUN WITH CHERYL AT HOME
LIAM Payne parties with a dancer thousands of miles away from his partner Cheryl and their baby son.
The ex-One Direction star, 24, drank and chatted with the Cheryl lookalike as they enjoyed a night out in Dubai.
It came days after the singer admitted he and X Factor judge Cheryl, 34, “have our struggles” after two years together.
Liam and a group of pals were served Grey Goose vodka with sugar-free Red Bull at the plush Penthouse Bar in the luxury Five Palm Jumeirah hotel.
An onlooker said: “Liam was on great form. He looked really happy and chatty. He wasn’t drinking too much, but he looked like he was really enjoying himself. He arrived at around 6pm and was still there partying at 9.30pm.”
Liam posted a photo of himself on the balcony, writing: “Hello Dubai.” The woman he was chatting to, who bears a striking resemblance to Cheryl, was believed to be his regular backing dancer Chloe Ferns. Chloe, who is engaged, refers to herself and the rest of Liam’s dancers as “Team LP”.
They arrived in Dubai after playing gigs in Japan.
A source said: “Liam was out celebrating a successful stint in Tokyo with lots of his team, including members of his management team, a few of the dancers and some of the people working in production for his set.
“He’s been working flat out recently so it was a rare chance for him to relax with a group of friends.”
Chloe danced alongside Liam at the Brit Awards last month, where he and Cheryl looked loved-up on the red carpet, and at the Global Awards in London this month. Last week Liam said of Cheryl: “I’m not gonna say everything’s absolutely fine and dandy... you go through different things, that’s what a relationship is. But we go through them together as a family and that’s the most important thing.” Liam and Cheryl started dating in 2016 and had baby Bear last March. Before the Brits there were reports of an impending split. But Liam, who refers to Cheryl as “my missus”, said of rumours: “A week before we were getting married. The next week we’re splitting up. I like to think we’re somewhere in the middle.”