'She's FINALLY in a good relationship': will.i.am reveals he approves of pregnant Cheryl's union with Liam Payne... but REFUSES to confirm if she has given birth

They've been close friends for years - and singer will.i.am said pregnant Cheryl is finally in a good relationship with Liam Payne following a series of bad ones. 

Talking to Loose Women on Monday, the 41-year-old Voice coach also said that he's not prepared to discuss if she has given birth yet as she's being private. 

He said: 'I don't know if she has had the baby. She has been keeping it private, there are no details.

'She's FINALLY in a good relationship': will.i.am told Loose Women on Monday he approves of pregnant Cheryl's union with Liam Payne... but REFUSES to confirm if she has given birth

'She's FINALLY in a good relationship': will.i.am told Loose Women on Monday he approves of pregnant Cheryl's union with Liam Payne... but REFUSES to confirm if she has given birth

'I've known her for a long time and she's been in and out of bad relationships. This one seems nurturing and growing fruit... excuse the pun. 

'So she wants to protect the fruit by being private and intimate with her significant other. Her mum is amazing as well. She is a very cuddly mum.' 

will.i.am's words come after it's deemed unlikely that Cheryl, 33, has given birth yet as she is likely to announce it when it happens. 

Tight-lipped: The 41-year-old Voice coach also said that he's not prepared to discuss if she has given birth yet as she's being private 

Tight-lipped: The 41-year-old Voice coach also said that he's not prepared to discuss if she has given birth yet as she's being private 

 He said: 'I don't know if she has had the baby. She has been keeping it private, there are no details'

 He said: 'I don't know if she has had the baby. She has been keeping it private, there are no details'

The baby is due in March and the rumour mill that Cheryl gave birth continued when Cheryl took to Instagram on Sunday to share some promotional snaps. 

The images appear to have been taken pre-pregnancy, for her latest range of false eyelashes with cosmetics giant Eylure.

The songstress saw an influx of comments under her image as fans were left wondering if she had already given birth due to her slim frame in the images.

Cheryl and Liam first met in 2008 when he was an aspiring teenage contestant on The X Factor and she was a judge.

He said: 'I've known her for a long time and she's been in and out of bad relationships. This one seems nurturing and growing fruit... excuse the pun'

He continued: 'So she wants to protect the fruit by being private and intimate with her significant other. Her mum is amazing as well. She is a very cuddly mum'

Social media user: will.i.am brought two phones on the show so that he could do Instagram stories 

Social media user: will.i.am brought two phones on the show so that he could do Instagram stories 

Kooky style: He wore a plaid shirt with tapered trousers and trainers for the occasion

Kooky style: He wore a plaid shirt with tapered trousers and trainers for the occasion

Baby-faced Liam was 14 when he first auditioned for the show but he returned as a solo artist in 2010 only to be partnered with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, who went on to become global boyband One Direction.

They went public with their romance in February, just weeks after Cheryl announced her split from second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini after 18 months of marriage.

But the genetically-blessed twosome are said to have started dating in secret as early as December 2015. Cheryl first showed off her bump before Christmas when she attended the Fayre of St. James Christmas Concert in London in November.

Not forever: Cheryl was previously married to Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini - pictured in October 2015 - and Ashley Cole

Not forever: Cheryl was previously married to Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini - pictured in October 2015 - and Ashley Cole

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