THE dad of Liam Payne’s new love Cairo Dwek is a former gambling pal of Lord Lucan, the Sun on Sunday can reveal.
Joe Dwek, 80, used to play high-stakes backgammon with the murder suspect in the 1970s.
They would bet thousands of pounds on a single session at London’s uber-posh Clermont Club.
Lucan’s pal George Weiss confirmed: “They would have known each other very well and been in the club every day.”
Cheryl wows at first solo appearance since split with Liam Payne was announcedLucan went missing in 1974 after bludgeoning his family’s nanny to death with a lead pipe.
Today Dwek - European Backgammon champion in 1976 and a world runner-up in 1981 - lives in Los Angeles but is still occasionally glimpsed around the gaming tables of Monte Carlo.
Video of 18-year-old American model Maya Henry who has been linked with former One Directed member Liam PayneIt’s believed the twice-married dad-of-five has yet to meet Liam, though he is known to be close to his daughter.
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In June Cairo posted a message on Instagram isaying: “Happy father’s day to the kindest and most caring person I know.”
Last year, comedian Mark Steel, 58, revealed he was Dwek’s illegitimate son.
Cairo started dating former One Direction star Liam, 24, after he split from Cheryl, 35.
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