Cheryl and her ex-boyfriend, Liam Payne never allegedly got over each other even though they split a long time ago.

And now that Cheryl is turning 40, she wants nothing more than to have another baby. The British performer allegedly wants to expand her family with Payne even though they have not gotten back together.

“It’s no secret Cheryl is longing for another baby. With her 40th birthday looming next year, the clock is very much ticking and she’s starting to panic about her time running out. Since Liam split from Maya earlier this year, Cheryl’s come to lean on him more than ever. He’s becoming the closest person in her life and the one she sees most out of all her close friends and even family,” the source told Closer UK. 

The source said that after Cheryl and Payne split, the former already started looking at options on how she could have another baby. IVF is one of the options that stood out to her the most. However, after Payne split from his ex-girlfriend, the two started talking regularly and they also became good friends.

As such, Cheryl couldn’t help but think that having another baby with Payne will be an even better option.

“With her and Liam becoming so close again, it’s prompted her to broach the subject of him fathering another child with her instead of her going down the complicated fertility route of sperm donors and IVF,” the source said.

Heat UK also published a story about Cheryl and Payne and claimed that the exes could get back together. After all, they are both single right now and it seems they never really got over each other.

However, one should take the tabloids’ claims with a grain of salt. It’s not true that Cheryl and Payne still haven’t gotten over each other. And there’s also no indication that the exes are planning to have a second child.

All these rumors surrounding the exes are exciting only if they are true. After so many years, Cheryl and Payne are nothing more than friends and co-parents to their son, Bear. It’s unlikely for them to ever get back together because the ship has sailed for the exes.

For now, Cheryl and Payne are focused on taking care of their baby, as well as their careers.