'She is having the baby NOW!' Excitable Cheryl fans go into overdrive on Twitter as Liam Payne returns to London after recording in LA
- One Direction star returned to London on Wednesday morning
- Singer has been busy recording solo material in California
- Fans believe his return coincides with the birth of his first child
- Pregnant Cheryl has been absent from social media since December
- She is yet to publicly confirm pregnancy or due date
Recording commitments resulted in a protracted period of time apart, but Liam Payne was happily reunited with pregnant girlfriend Cheryl on Wednesday – with many eager fans convinced that she is on the verge of giving birth.
The One Direction star has been working on his debut solo album in Los Angeles over recent weeks as he continues to justify his multi-million record deal with Capitol.
But after laying down tracks with a team of writers and producers, Liam, 23, returned to his London home, where former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl was waiting, late on Wednesday morning.
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Reunited: Recording commitments resulted in a protracted period of time apart, but Liam Payne was happily reunited with pregnant girlfriend Cheryl on Wednesday
The timing of his return has led to inevitably fervent speculation that she is already in labour, with many fans airing their thoughts on Twitter.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, one mused: 'Hold up, Cheryl is having the baby NOW?'
Offering a confident prediction, another raved: 'Cheryl's super baby is coming.'
Elsewhere fans were quick to make a connection with the singer's lengthy absence from Twitter and Instagram.
Hold up! The timing of his return has led to inevitably fervent speculation that she is already in labour, with many fans airing their thoughts on Twitter
Bold: Offering a confident prediction, another raved 'Cheryl's super baby is coming.'
Busy boy: The One Direction star has been working on his debut solo album in Los Angeles over recent weeks as he continues to justify his multi-million record deal with Capitol
Working it out:Elsewhere fans were quick to make a connection with the singer's lengthy absence from Twitter and Instagram
Bemused: Another appeared confused by the fervent speculation, writing 'Wait is Cheryl in labor? Why do I keep seeing things about her baby?'
'Cheryl has been gone from social media for over a month. I'm pretty sure that means she's gonna have this baby soon,' wrote one.
Another appeared confused by the fervent speculation, writing: 'Wait is Cheryl in labor? Why do I keep seeing things about her baby?'
One excited follower announced: ‘If you guys wanna meet LIAM PAYNE IN LONDON, he is on AMERICAN AIRLINES 108! It lands at 11am London time!’
Another, evidently keen to give fans an opportunity to catch sight of the star first hand, wrote: ‘If you wanna catch Liam Payne at Heathrow he is ok American Airlines 108! Terminal 3, leaving LAX in 40 minutes! Go go go.’
Elsewhere a fan account dedicated to Liam and Cheryl triumphantly chirped: 'Liam has returned to London!'
Useful tip: One excited follower announced ‘If you guys wanna meet LIAM PAYNE IN LONDON, he is on AMERICAN AIRLINES 108! It lands at 11am London time!’
He's on his way: Another, evidently keen to give fans an opportunity to catch sight of the star first hand, wrote ‘If you wanna catch Liam Payne at Heathrow he is ok American Airlines 108! Terminal 3, leaving LAX in 40 minutes! Go go go’
Delighted: Eager fans were quick to document his return to the UK across social media
Obvious: While she's yet to publicly confirm that she's expecting her first child with Liam, Cheryl's bulging baby bump has all but announced the news
While she's yet to publicly confirm that she's expecting her first child with Liam, Cheryl's bulging baby bump has all but announced the news.
And the 33-year-old pop star may have disrobed for a special baby bump shoot - reminiscent of Demi Moore's famous 1991 Vanity Fair cover, taken while she was seven months pregnant with daughter Scout LaRue.
On Friday morning, fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes shot of crumpled red sheet atop a wooden stool, longside the caption 'My Devine @cherylofficial…'.
Coming soon? The 33-year-old pop star may have disrobed for a special baby bump shoot - reminiscent of Demi Moore's famous 1991 Vanity Fair cover, taken while she was seven months pregnant with daughter Scout LaRue
Apparently excited about his project, he also took to his social media account to announce in a video: 'I’m shooting someone very special today.'
However, it seems that he may have spoken out of turn, as the image and announcement were soon erased from his account with no explanation.
Cheryl and Liam first met in 2008 when he was an aspiring teenage contestant on The X Factor and she was a judge.
Baby-faced Liam was 14 when he first auditioned for the show but he returned as a solo artist in 2010 only to be partnered with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, who went on to become global boyband One Direction.
They went public with their romance in February, just weeks after Cheryl announced her split from second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini after 18 months of marriage.
But the genetically-blessed twosome are said to have started dating in secret as early as December 2015.
Cheryl first showed off her bump before Christmas when she attended the Fayre of St. James Christmas Concert in London in November.
She has refused to comment publicly on the pregnancy, but is said to be 'ecstatic' about starting a family.
The singer l has had a rocky road to true love; she was married to footballer Ashley Cole for four years, but the pair split following allegations of his infidelity.
She later wed French restaurateur Jean-Bernard in 2014 following a whirlwind three months of dating, only to announce their separation at the end of 2015.
The former Girls Aloud star was handed a decree nisi ending her marriage to the Frenchman at the Central Family Court in London last October.
In papers filed at the court the singer cited his ‘unreasonable behaviour’ as the reason for divorce, claiming it had caused her ‘stress and weight loss’.
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