Congratulations for new parents Cheryl and Liam

BABY BOY: Pop star pair delighted to reveal birth of their son

Family, friends and fans of Cheryl and Liam Payne have been offering their congratulations to the new parents.

Cheryl announced on Saturday that she had given birth to her first child on Wednesday, a baby boy who currently has no name, and warm wishes began flooding in at the news.

Her former Girls Aloud bandmate Nadine Coyle tweeted: “Congratulations @cherylofficial I am so so happy for you & your precious little boy & family! Sending you loads of love!”

Payne’s mother, Karen Payne, shared the same photo as the couple had to announce the birth and captioned it: “Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers over the world.”

She also updated her Instagram bio to read “A proud mum The happiest granny”.

And in another Instagram update, Mrs Payne wrote about how pleased she was to have a grandson.

She messaged: “Finally I can boast that I am a grandmother! The happiest grandmother! I’m very proud of my children.

“Everything I’ve been doing lately is crying, because I’m very happy, now I have the most beautiful grandson in the world. Thanks God.”

Fans were also quick to congratulate the couple.

@melissa-rossie tweeted: “Can’t wait to see Cheryl’s and Liam’s baby,” and @ KatysCandyFloss tweeted: “I can only imagine how adorable Cheryl & Liam’s baby is.”

@Paulwheeler19 tweeted: “Congrats to Cheryl and Liam on the birth of your baby boy your gonna make wonderful parents.”

A screengrab of the post on Cheryl’s Instagram page announcing that she had given birth to a baby boy.

Cheryl gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday.