Cheryl Cole brought her seven-year-old son Bear out on stage with her during a soundcheck for the Girls Aloud tour.

The singer, 41, shares her son with One Direction singer Liam Payne, and has famously kept him out of the public eye with very little shared about him on social media.

However, a throwback picture shows Cheryl and Bear out on stage together at the soundcheck for the concert at Sheffield Arena in May, the MailOnline reports.

Cheryl with her son Bear. Pic: Instagram

The Girls Aloud star is seen holding hands and singing to Bear, dressed in a casual pink tracksuit, as the little boy stands with his back to the camera wearing a red hoodie.

Cheryl previously quashed any speculation that Bear may be appearing on tour as she wants him to have a ‘normal childhood.’

Girls Aloud – Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl – in concert in Dublin. Pic: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock

‘I don’t want people recognising him on the street,’ she said.

However, she revealed he had a very sweet reaction to finding out he had famous parents.

Cheryl said: ‘He’s twigged that I’m famous. The other day he said, “How lucky am I to have famous parents?” I said, “It doesn’t matter.” He goes: “Yeah. But it’s pretty cool.”‘

Liam Payne and Cheryl. Pic: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Universal Music

Bear was born in 2017 when Cheryl and Liam were dating. The two first met in 2008 when Liam was a contestant on X Factor and Cheryl was on the judging panel but didn’t start dating until 2016.