Liam Payne's Son Bear Set to Inherit Huge 8-Figure Fortune After Singer Died Without a Will

Liam Payne's son, Bear Gray Payne, is set to inherit his massive eight-figure fortune after the singer reportedly died without a will.

Payne died in 2024 after falling off a third-floor balcony from the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31 at the time of his passing. Because his death was unexpected, he did not leave behind a will, leaving the fate of his assets uncertain for some time.

His ex and the mother of his 9-year-old son, Cheryl Tweedy, along with music industry lawyer Richard Bray, were made the administrators of his estate last year. However, the Newcastle grant of probate only allowed them to collect and preserve Payne's assets.

The new Letters of Administration, on the other hand, gave them the authority to use portions of his estate to "benefit" Bear immediately. The remaining assets will be placed in a trust for Bear to access when he is 18.

The court evaluated Payne's estate value at just over £21 million (over $27 million USD), per The Sun.

This includes his five-bedroom home at Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, which he bought in 2021 to be closer to his son after he and Tweedy split. The home alone amounts to £3.25 million ($4.2 million USD) of his total estate.

Following his death, Payne's friend Rogelio "Roger" Nores, along with hotel operator Gilda Martin and receptionist Esteban Grassi, faced charges of manslaughter. However, the charges were later dropped.

Another Casa Sur hotel employee, named Ezequiel Pereyra, and waiter Braian Paiz were also charged with supplying cocaine to the singer prior to his death.

The One Direction star was in a relationship with influencer Kate Cassidy before he died, and the couple was reportedly living together at the time.

Cassidy would have been required to file a claim against the estate within the six-month period allotted by the court for individuals seeking to make claims when someone dies intestate, or without a will.

Sources close to Cassidy said at the time that she had no such plans to make any claims to the late singer's estate.

The influencer also defended her relationship with Payne following his death in an interview with The Sun.

“So you know when people come and point a finger at me, saying, ‘You took an allowance, and you had living expenses,’ or whatever, at the end of the day it’s nobody’s business except for me and Liam,” she said.

She also stated that she never asked the late singer for money. Cassidy admitted that she has grown “thick skin,” so comments from online critics don't bother her.

“I’m never going to let anybody tell me how my relationship was with Liam,” Cassidy added.

She concluded, “The only two people that really know how strong a relationship was are me and Liam.”