Liam Payne, girlfriend Cheryl Cole split after two years together

July 2 (UPI) – Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole, who together share Bear, 15 months, have decided to give up after more than two years together. I am sad to announce that we separate, that we had to make a difficult decision, that we still have so much love for one and the other family, that our world is our bear and that we ask you to respect his private life. [Traduction] Payne declared Twitter Sunday to announce the breakup

Cole also commented on the split on Twitter, "We are sad to announce that we are going to separate, it is a hard decision to make for us because we always have a lot of love for each other as a family. ask him to respect his privacy while we sail together in this way.

Payne, a former member of One Direction and Cole, a singer and former member of Girls Aloud, famous met on the British version of The X Factor . Cole, 35, was a show judge during Payne. 24, was paired with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson as One Direction after they failed to advance as individuals.

In March, Payne commented on the struggles he and Cole had as a couple.

"The funny thing was a week before we got married, the next week we split up," Payne said of the rumors. "And the thing for me is, I just like to think we're somewhere in the middle, you know, we have our struggles – like of course I'm not going to sit here and say that everything is absolutely well and dandy, because of course you go through different things, and that's what a relationship is. "