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Cheryl's baby name.

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sussexoldbag Tue 02-May-17 10:26:33

Bear Payne. Do you think Cheryl and Liam have thought it through?

MawBroon Tue 02-May-17 10:30:40

Probably came to her in labour.
Could have been worse "Bear Down"? grin

TriciaF Tue 02-May-17 11:03:21

Maybe they've got a sense of humour?
My first thought was of Bear Grylls.

MawBroon Tue 02-May-17 11:06:34

I believe Bear Grylls is actually Edward (so possibly Teddy Bear?)
Always thought it a weird name though.

sunseeker Tue 02-May-17 11:32:35

What is it with "celebrities" and weird names? I seem to recall David Bowie gave his son the name Zowie (which he has now changed to - I think - Duncan). Kim Kardashian has named her children Saint and North - with the surname West!!!

paddyann Tue 02-May-17 11:57:22

has the name been confirmed ,I thought it was just fans who had put it on FB.

Sparklefizz Tue 02-May-17 11:59:25

The name Bear is fine if you're on tv doing outdoorsy things like Bear Grylls, but I bet even HE would have reverted to Edward if he'd gone into a career in insurance!

And to think it took 5 whole weeks for Cheryl and Liam to come up with this name!

SueDonim Tue 02-May-17 12:21:38

Isn't one of Jamie Oliver's children called Bear? Or maybe he's Teddy. I don't really pay that much attention to celebs, though this caught my eye as I have a new grandchild!

shysal Tue 02-May-17 12:31:02

There is an obnoxious young man called Bear on reality TV, I think he won Celebrity Big Brother. I sincerely hope Cheryl and Liam's son doesn't ever behave as he does!

merlotgran Tue 02-May-17 13:04:08

I think Jamie Oliver's boys are called Buddy Bear and River Rocket hmm

NanaandGrampy Tue 02-May-17 13:36:27

Call me shallow but the thought of a future prime minster called Buddy Bear doesn't fill me with confidence :-)

TerriBull Tue 02-May-17 13:53:20

Thankfully their surname isn't Butt, although possibly that would precede Payne aply. Sure he's a lovely baby though, Bear's quite sweet on a little one smile

TerriBull Tue 02-May-17 13:54:06

aptly not aply

Luckygirl Tue 02-May-17 14:09:23

Bear Payne - FGS - they must be insane!

sussexoldbag Tue 02-May-17 14:14:25

Paddyann. It's on the BBC newsfeed.

Jane10 Tue 02-May-17 15:50:54

Cheryl who? Oh no! Am struggling to care!!grin

Suki70 Tue 02-May-17 16:03:19

Loved your comment mawbroon, made me laugh out loud.

grannypiper Tue 02-May-17 19:01:44

Forever to be known as "cant" Bear Payne

BlueBelle Tue 02-May-17 19:15:36

Could have been worse they could have called him Window
What a couple of txxx pots poor child

Crafting Wed 03-May-17 13:55:42

And I thought Englebert Humperdink was bad enough ?

Deedaa Wed 03-May-17 20:30:58

Even Bear Grylls only has Bear as a nickname. What sort of future do some people imagine for their children? "All stand for Lord Chief Justice Bear Payne" "The Right Honourable Bear Payne will address the House" Or how about Katie Price's daughter - "The Nobel Prize for Physics goes to Professor Princess Andre"? The bar seems to be set low from birth.

Cold Wed 03-May-17 21:05:29

Bear is actually a very common name in Northern Europe/Scandinavia -Björn/Bjørn = Bear. There are many sportsmen and entertainers called Björn/Bear such as Björn Borg and Björn from ABBA - It didn't seem to hold them back from becoming multi-millionnaires