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Anita McSorley & Louise Lavigueur

Cheryl shares rare picture of son Bear on Christmas outing with Girls Aloud pal

Cheryl treated her son to a special Christmas experience, taking him on a trip to Lapland UK along with Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberly Walsh.

She shared a rare picture of Bear with her followers online that shows him dressed in an adorable snowman hat and wrapped up in a cosy puffer jacket. The pair are holding hands and taking in the festive sights.

The singer, who fiercely guards her son's privacy, opted to only upload snaps that don't show his face.

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Fans took to the comments to gush over the adorable pictures that were shared on her social media pages, Mirror UK reports.

One of the first to comment posted: "Merry Christmas Cheryl and Bear. Cannot believe how tall Bear is."

Another joked: "Can't tell if Bear is really tall or if you've shrunk since the last time I saw you (crying emoji)."

Cheryl's fans gushed at Bear's appearance (cherylofficial /Instagram)

The Geordie native, 39, was suitably dressed in as seasonal pilar box red wool coat and cute reindeer hat.

Bear, five, who she shares with her One Direction star ex Liam Payne, was happy to hold his mum's hand as he toured the festive experience alongside Cheryl and her Girls Aloud pal Kimberley Walsh, who also brought her children and her husband along.

Cheryl showed fans some of the highlights of the event including some snowy log cabins and a meeting with Santa himself.

She captioned the post: "Thank you for the Christmas magic. Wishing you all the warmest wishes for Christmas."

Hitmaker Liam, 28, and the Girls Aloud singer welcomed Bear in 2017 but split the following year following a two-and-a-half-year romance.

Meanwhile Kimberley was happy to soak up the atmosphere and shared a showreel of shots of her with husband Justin Scott and boys Bobby, Cole and baby Nate.

Kimberley and husband Justin with their three boys Bobby, Cole and Nate (kimberleywalshofficial/Instagram)

In a lengthy post accompanying the pics she gushed about her festive experience as her boys.She shared: "Even Nate looks a tad apprehensive to find out if he made the good list (swipe right). Always one of my favourite days in the lead up to Christmas and the boys were particularly excited to meet the big man this year.

"Nate finally got to use the 'Ho Ho Ho' he’s been practicing for weeks and really enjoyed throwing the bell Father Christmas gave him across the room."

Praising Lapland UK she added: "Thank you @mrandmrslapland @laplanduk for always making it extra special. You really have created something so magical."

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