Liam Payne has revealed Cheryl almost ended their relationship

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "There's one song [on his debut solo album] that is basically a phone call that happened between me and her when she was about to let it go.

"This is a long time ago. And it's basically me trying to cling on and say: 'No, no, no it's all going to work out -- don't worry about it, give it time."

But luckily, despite their 10-year age gap initially raising a few eyebrows, the pair have managed to stay together and now have a two-month-old son called Bear between them.

However, the 23-year-old heartthrob is currently in the US doing a promotional tour for his debut single 'Strip That Down' while Cheryl and Bear are waiting for him back in the UK.

He explained: "Me and Cheryl, our relationship is amazing and I put that down to her support more than anything, she's just so great.

"Obviously I've just started being a dad and also I'm promoting my single and she gives me no bother about it. She's like: 'You've got to go out and do your job, do your job.' That's how she is with it and Bear's beautiful and I love him and I miss him terribly."

Liam first met Cheryl when he was just 14 years old during an audition for the UK talent competition 'The X Factor' as she was a judge on the show at the time.

They then struck up a relationship shortly after the 33-year-old beauty ended her marriage with her second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini but they didn't go public with their romance until May 2016 when they made a red carpet appearance at an event in London.