Cheryl ‘feared the worst’ for Liam Payne and ‘worried no one was looking out for him’ before his tragic death

CHERYL reportedly feared the worst for her ex Liam Payne earlier his tragic decease successful Buenos Aires.

The ex-One Direction star, 31, was successful Argentina for pal Niall Horan's circuit erstwhile he tragically fell from the 3rd level of his edifice balcony.

But months earlier his decease connected Wednesday, Liam's erstwhile spouse Cheryl was said to beryllium "really worried" astir him.

In August past year, the 1D vocalist had to cancel his circuit and instrumentality a interruption from performing aft helium was rushed to infirmary with a superior kidney infection.

Cheryl, who shares seven-year-old lad Bear aft the couple's 2018 split, was reportedly acrophobic astir Liam particularly aft his infirmary scare, the Mirror reports.

A root claiming to beryllium adjacent to the Girls Aloud prima said astatine the time: "Cheryl is truly disquieted astir Liam.

"As soon arsenic she heard helium was successful hospital, she feared the worst.

"She's truly protective of him and is disquieted nary 1 is really looking retired for him."

Since rising to unprecedented levels of occurrence with One Direction connected the X Factor, Liam has struggled with a assortment of wellness difficulties, including addiction, and spending clip successful rehab.

He admitted that helium spent clip successful a US wellness session aft helium "hit stone bottom".

He besides told however a enigma respiratory unwellness near him floored successful 2021.

Liam admitted turning to intoxicant and drugs to fell however helium struggled to header with One Direction's dizzying levels of fame — which would spark panic attacks and precocious levels of exhaustion.

In 2021, helium blamed a "pills and booze phase" for bloating his look to "ten times the size" portion besides revealing helium utilized to guzzle the contents of his mini barroom erstwhile set chiefs checked the lads into hotels to support fans astatine bay.

He came crossed arsenic erratic successful interviews by making bizarre claims, including that Cowell built One Direction astir his talents and that his solo vocation has been the astir palmy of each his bandmates.

Given this, the insider claimed that Cheryl, who is "well alert of the unit to enactment endowment connected circuit and marque money," saw his astir caller infirmary enactment arsenic a "red flag," Heat Magazine reports.

Liam got unneurotic portion Cheryl was going done her divorce to 2nd husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini at the opening of 2016.

Despite their property quality they looked wholly infatuated with each different erstwhile the mates made their red carpet debut astatine Cannes successful May 2016.

Liam adjacent paid a saccharine tribute to his erstwhile woman by getting a tattoo of her oculus connected his arm.

The brace welcomed their babe connected March 22, 2017.

The Sun revealed successful May 2017 that the mates named their lad Bear.

However successful February 2018, The Sun broke the communicative that Liam's changeless travelling to beforehand his solo vocation had placed a immense strain connected the relationship.

Liam besides made unusual comments astir his romance with Cheryl, saying their split was partly down to their son Bear.

Since breaking up with Cheryl, Liam's emotion beingness had been conscionable arsenic turbulent arsenic his wellness worries.

He was linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell, 54, successful 2019.

He had an on-off, three-year narration with ex-fiancée Maya Henry which was said to person ended for bully successful May, 2022.

Then pictures emerged of him with his arms astir American model Aliana Mawla.

The prima had arrived successful Argentina connected September 30 with his astir caller girlfriend Kate Cassidy.

He was seen astatine Niall's amusement dancing and gathering fans connected October 2.

A root aboriginal confirmed to The Sun that Liam had died.

The spokesperson for the section ambulance work said Liam was tragically declared dead astatine the country aft helium fell and suffered terrible injuries.

Emergency services main Alberto Crescenti said the vocalist died instantly from aggregate injuries including a fractured skull.

He said: "The alarm was raised astatine 5.04pm section clip saying a idiosyncratic was lying successful an interior patio astatine Casa Sur.

 “Our relation was to caput determination quickly, springiness aesculapian attention, and effort to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life.

“Based connected what the squad saw, determination was seemingly a cranial fracture and highly superior injuries that led to his contiguous death.”

A heartbreaking 911 telephone made by a frantic edifice manager requesting "urgent" assistance earlier the singer's decease has besides been revealed.

The erstwhile One Direction prima was "behaving erratically" and was adjacent carried backmost to his edifice country earlier his death, it was claimed.

Liam was staying astatine Hotel CasaSur successful the neighbourhood of Palermo - where crowds of fans flocked to wage their respects arsenic quality of the singer's decease spread.

Argentinian constabulary said they were called to the edifice connected Wednesday aft unit reported an "aggressive antheral who could beryllium nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol".

The caput of reception made 2 calls, telling a 911 relation successful the first: "We person a impermanent who is destroying everything successful his room. We request idiosyncratic to come."

It comes as:

• One Direction fans held candlelit vigils extracurricular the hotel
• The singer posted connected Snapchat conscionable minutes before his death
• Rylan Clark and Dermot O'Leary paid tribute to the star
• Liam's ex-fiancée Maya Henry broke her silence after his death
• His girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a message before helium died
• Harry Styles' mum paid heartbreaking tribute to the star

He phoned backmost aft the enactment went dead, repeating his petition and claiming: "We request you to nonstop idiosyncratic urgently due to the fact that I don’t cognize if the guest’s beingness is successful danger.

"They indispensable beryllium successful a country that has a balcony. And well, we’re a small spot disquieted he’ll bash something, that he’ll enactment his beingness astatine risk."

Witnesses astatine the edifice reported Liam smashed his laptop and helium had adjacent had to beryllium carried backmost to his room, according to TMZ.

A haunting photograph - purportedly his past one- shows the vocalist going backmost to the Hotel CasaSur.

Cops recovered Liam dormant successful the hotel's interior courtyard astatine astir 5pm section clip (9pm UK time) erstwhile they arrived.

A post-mortem is expected to beryllium carried retired aboriginal contiguous successful Buenos Aires.

Heartbroken fans person gathered extracurricular the edifice for candlelit vigils with galore leaving flowers and hand-written messages fixed to a tree.

A bouquet of achromatic carnations was decorated with a heart-shaped ornament which said: “Te Amo’ - "I Love You" successful Spanish.

The vocalist was in Buenos Aires for pal and erstwhile One Direction bandmate Niall Horan's tour.

Liam had shared a station connected Snapchat lone minutes before his decease showing himself with his woman Kate Cassidy looking into a mirror.

Tributes person poured successful for the vocalist with celebrities and fans alike sharing their heartbreak.

Harry Styles' mum shared a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram penning successful the caption: "Just a boy…".

And Liam's ex-fiancée Maya Henry was " successful shock" in the aftermath of the tragic news.

Just 2 days earlier Liam's tragic fall, Maya made comments connected a podcast claiming the star "predicted his aboriginal death."

Liam had posted earlier successful the time talking astir riding horses, playing polo, and looking guardant to returning location to spot his dog.

He wrote: "It's a beauteous time present successful Argentina."

Kate had besides shared a post of Liam conscionable earlier his decease riding a equine with her successful the countryside.

The prima had arrived successful Argentina connected September 30 with his woman and was seen astatine Niall's amusement dancing and gathering fans connected October 2.

Footage shows Liam at Niall’s concert just days earlier helium died.

He is survived by his lad Bear, 7, his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his 2 older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.

Back successful August, the 31-year-old vocalist shared a uncommon penetration into his backstage life posting a video of his lad Bear saying helium was his "mini-me."

Born connected August 29, 1993, successful Wolverhampton, the singer made his debut arsenic a vocalist erstwhile helium auditioned for X Factor successful 2008.

He joined One Direction aged conscionable 16 aft and finishing 3rd connected the amusement with the group.

He was with the set arsenic it released its archetypal medium Up All Night successful 2011, which went stratospheric and captured hearts astir the globe.

He was 1 of the main songwriters of the set betwixt 2010 and 2016 until the radical broke up.

He carried connected with his ain solo euphony vocation and released 1 solo medium successful 2019 - LP1.

Liam dated singer Cheryl Cole with the brace having a kid named Bear unneurotic successful 2017.

They divided successful 2018 earlier helium was linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell in 2019.

He had an on-off, three-year narration with ex-fiancée Maya which was said to person ended for bully successful May, 2022.

The vocalist had been unfastened astir his battles with drugs.

In 2019, Liam revealed he suffered suicidal thoughts as helium struggled with his fame.