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03/12/18
He'll have to 'roll with it': PICTURE EXCLUSIVE reveals Liam Gallagher's baby bump
The rock star is no stranger to getting pregnant outside wedlock - but this is the first time he's been the one knocked up.
Liam Gallagher, 47, displayed his growing bump in tight sportswear despite the chilly weather as he went for a walk on Hampstead Heath with his sons Lennon, 21, and Gene, 18.
The former frontman of the wildly successful rock band Oasis, Gallagher has not formally announced his pregnancy. But his coy response to questions about it on his Twitter account have been fuelling speculation about the mystery father.
20/12/18
"Can't even have a drink" - Liam Gallagher goes public with being 4 MONTHS PREGNANT
The former frontman of rock band Oasis, now a successful solo artist, reveals that it's been tough staying off the booze for the duration of his pregnancy - but he stopped the day he found out he was expecting.
"I'm well nervous about being an older dad," the singer admitted in an interview with GQ. "I mean, I already am one, but I thought I was too old to get up the duff, you know?"
It's true that at 47, Liam is on the older side for a first-time mother. And the risks of pregnancy increase as a woman or man gets older. But the rock star insisted he'd been keeping in shape, and that ultrasound scans show that the baby is healthy. He even teased posting the ultrasound pics on his Instagram, which is sure to delight the fans who are following this unexpected development with bated breath.
But Liam still refused to be drawn on the as-yet unknown father of his baby. In the interview, he said, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
27/12/18
It's a Christmas miracle! Liam and Noel spotted having BROTHERLY CHAT in their mother's garden
Christmas is a time for family - and nobody would agree more than the Gallaghers, whose Instagram feeds are always filled with cute family snaps this time of year. But the family has been split down the middle for nearly ten years after Noel, 52, walked out on the band he and his brother had built. Noel claims not to have spoken to his brother since Oasis split, and has relentlessly scorned the idea of them making up.
But now pictures have emerged of the estranged brothers talking face-to-face in the back garden of their mother's house in Manchester - the same house they grew up in after their mother fled their physically abusive father, as movingly recounted in their eldest brother Paul's book about their childhood. Perhaps being back home stirred some long-buried brotherly feelings, as the pictures show them standing close together and having what looks like a serious heart-to-heart.
This has also stoked rumours of them reuniting the 90s rock band phenomenon, Oasis, that swept the UK charts in the era of Britpop and feuded with the likes of Blur - only to end in acrimony when Noel left the band just before going on stage in Paris back in 2009, claiming he could no longer tolerate Liam's behaviour.
The brothers haven't spoken since, despite Liam's digs at Noel on Twitter - until now.
Wrapped up in warm woolly jumpers, the brothers appear to have stepped out for an intimate conversation. They stayed outside, deep in conversation for several minutes, during which Liam's hand often strayed to his burgeoning baby bump that was almost hidden by his thick layers. Normally, brothers are asked to 'take it outside' to have a fight - but the brothers returned inside together.
28/12/18
He's not heavy...: Gallaghers putting on united front
Yesterday the pair were spotted talking face-to-face for the first time in nearly ten years. And today, Liam's daugher by Lisa Moorish, Molly, 21, posted this cute snap of her father and uncle for the holiday season. The eagle-eyed will notice that not only are they not arguing, Noel has his arm protectively around his little brother's waist.
Molly captioned her snap 'Christmas miracle?' Which sums up the reaction from fans commenting on the snap. 'Hv they kissed n made up??' asks one commenter. Only time will tell: but there is speculation that this is an attempt at heart-warming family solidarity in the face of increased scrutiny of Liam, 47, who publically revealed earlier this month that he was four months along - but has refused to name the father. Several candidates have been suggested, with the favourite being Andy Bell, his guitarist and long-time friend.
Liam has also begun to tease his Twitter followers with potential names for the tot - including jokes that he should call a boy 'Noel'. 'McCartney' has also been suggested, to complement his eldest son, Lennon, 20, who modelled for Balenciaga this summer.
15/01/19
Liam Gallagher spotted buying maternity clothes with recently reconciled brother Noel
Traditionally the most depressing time of the year, the wintry January weather doesn't faze the Gallagher brothers. Noel, 52, and Liam, 47, plus their older brother Paul, were spotted in a branch of Jojo Maman Bebe in St. John's Wood, a stone's throw from Noel's 6-bedroom pad in Maida Vale.
Singer Liam announced that he had a bun in the oven last month, but still has yet to reveal the name of the father. But his older brothers look to have taken the role of expectant dads, as they followed Liam round the shop in search of maternity wear that fit the singer's exacting standards.
The former Oasis frontman later posted an Instagram snap of himself in a black v-neck from the shop that showed off his five-months pregnant figure. Daughter Molly, 21, commented with just a heart.
02/02/19
Don't look back in anger? Noel and Liam have public tiff
Perhaps it was too good to last. After a shocking reconciliation at Christmas, Noel and Liam were spotted walking on Hampstead Heath. Wrapped up in boots and parkas, they initially seemed to be having a friendly conversation, but it soon devolved into what looked like an argument which ended with Noel, 52, walking away from younger brother Liam.
Noel and Liam have had a troubled relationship ever since their days in multiplatinum rock band Oasis. Stories of drink and drug-fuelled fights, sometimes escalating to the physical, dogged the brothers throughout their days of rock stardom, culminating in Noel walking out on the band shortly before they were to play a gig in Paris, alleging that Liam's behaviour was too violent for him to take any more. The brothers hadn't exchanged a single word, despite often taking potshots at each other in social media and the press, before Liam unexpectedly announced back in December that he was pregnant. But their tentative reconciliation seems to have been all too brief. Only time will tell if the two brothers will try again to make it up.
28/02/19
Not looking back in anger? Liam and Noel reconcile for SECOND time
Despite predictions that they had abruptly called it off again, Noel and Liam were seen together in central London - and there wasn't even a fight. A source close to the brothers suggests that they've had nearly a month to cool off, and that Liam was the one who reached out this time to make up their falling-out after an argument on Hampstead Heath earlier this month.
Despite cryptic comments on Twitter and Instagram, Liam hasn't confirmed the reason for the argument, though others have speculated that it was about the attitude of Liam's sons Lennon, 20, and Gene, 18. When asked by a fan how they were taking the news of their newest brother or sister, Liam tweeted "Its fucked up AND really cool Lennon wants to be there at the birth love that fucking weirdo LG x".
Liam announced his shock pregnancy just before Christmas, and has been met with an outpouring of enthusiasm and support from his fans - but he still refuses to name or even hint at the baby's father. Fans of the theory that long-time bandmate Andy Bell might have been responsible have been shot down by both men.
15/03/19
Liam and Noel KISS and make up
The feuding brothers still haven't broken their fragile truce. Liam, 47, and Noel, 52, refused even to speak to each other for nearly ten years after Noel walked out on their phenomenally successful band, Oasis, in 2009. But they were seen walking together at Christmas last year, shortly after Liam announced his shock pregnancy. And despite another cold spot last month when they had another tiff, reportedly over whether Noel would be present at the birth or not, their brotherly relationship seems stronger than ever, with Liam kissing his smiling older brother on the cheek at a party hosted by 90s It-Girl Tamara Beckwith.
31/03/19
"We're calling it Brigid if it's a girl": Noel Gallagher opens up about brother Liam's shock pregnancy
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the former Oasis guitarist and songwriter was on fine sarcastic form. Noel, 52, brushed aside the questions that fans have been dying to ask about him suddenly patching it up with pregnant little brother Liam, 47.
"No, why would I be shocked?" the songwriter said when asked if he'd been surprised at the news. "That's just Liam, innit? Always shagging something he shouldn't. I used to tell him he'd bring something home with him one day, and now he has."
With words like that, it's surprising that the Gallaghers have patched it up at all - they've spent the past nine years slagging each other off in interviews and on Twitter in colourful terms. But Noel insists that he and Liam are "closer than we've ever been" and speaks positively of Liam's attitude to impending motherhood.
"Oh, he's well into it. Carrying on like...who even gets knocked up at his age? He's nearly fifty, for Christ's sake, and here he is, made up like he's Mary's barren cousin or something. He loves kids, Liam - I mean, he's basically a giant kid himself. He's a good dad, a real natural with kids." Though Noel did admit that Liam was finding pregnancy a strain, too: "After knocking up four different women, now he gets to feel what it's like from the other side. And what it feels like is swollen ankles. It's karma."
Noel also opened up about potential names for the baby, whose sex has been kept secret. Sadly, despite a fan's suggestion and the brothers' worship of the Beatles, McCartney is not on the list. "It's not been decided yet, though Liam keeps coming up with daft names and I keep telling him he can't call a kid that, that's child abuse. He wants something Irish, so long as it's not one of those you keep having to tell people how to pronounce it. We both like Brigid, for a girl. And if it's a girl, her middle name has to be Margaret, for Mam."
It sounds like Noel has a big role in supporting his brother at the moment. Does Liam not resent him interfering?
"What, Liam complain about me waiting on him hand and foot? You must be joking. He's the most pampered expectant mum since Kate Middleton. Of course I'm looking after him: he's my brother, and we're having a baby."
The way Noel's talking, it's like he's going to be taking the dad's place. "Might as well be. I'm not going to say the baby needs a father, because our Mam was a single mother and was a damn sight better off without him - but it was hard fucking work. Liam's not cut out for that. He's my brother and I love him. We're in this together."
Those are strong words from a man who once claimed that seeing Liam's face made him want to shoot up a McDonalds. But recent pictures of him and Liam, where Noel has his arm wrapped around his little brother's waist, say that maybe this time, nobody has to look back in anger.