'I was one of the last people Liam Payne met – specific moment gave me chills'

Carola Gauna struggled to clasp backmost her devastation arsenic she shared the heartwarming last moments she spent with Liam Payne earlier helium fell from a edifice balcony

A pistillate couldn't incorporate her tears arsenic she recalled the past moments she spent with Liam Payne earlier his tragic death.

Carola Gauna said she had 'goosebumps' erstwhile the 31-year-old One Direction prima sang to her. The brace chatted and adjacent posed for a smiley photo.

Describing the encounter, the affectional instrumentality took to TikTok. She recalled: "He smiled astatine maine and sang. I got goosebumps’... I'm 1 of the past radical helium spoke to. I'm 1 of the past radical helium sang to. I went from having the happiest time of my beingness to 1 of the saddest."

Struggling to travel to presumption with the nonaccomplishment of the highly-adored singer, Carola asked for immoderate space. She added: "Don't constitute to me, don't telephone me. Have immoderate decency."

Then successful a follow-up video, she added: "Do you recognize that I inactive person his perfume connected me? I deliberation it's crazy. I cognize helium was a personage and helium didn't adjacent attraction astir me, but contiguous I had a bully infinitesimal with him. How unfair!"

Chloe's archetypal video has amassed 2.8 cardinal views – and galore took the clip to stock their words of enactment too. One responder wrote: "Omg I americium truthful sorry."

Another said: "Imagine gathering your idol and past knowing that you were 1 of the radical who heard him sing. Oh my heart, sending strength." And a 3rd added: "This is truthful devastating."

News broke that Liam Payne tragically mislaid his beingness past night aft falling from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina. A assemblage was discovered successful an interior patio of the hotel, with constabulary called to the country by the edifice manager.

It's believed that Liam fell from a tallness of astir 13 oregon 14 metres and sustained 'very superior injuries incompatible with life'. An autopsy is present underway arsenic portion of the investigation.

Following the incident, an outpouring of tributes person been near by celebrities and One Direction fans alike. Presenter Dermot O'Leary remembered Liam arsenic a 14 year-old-boy auditioning for The X Factor.

Alongside a photograph of O'Leary and Payne lasting connected signifier together, helium wrote connected Instagram: "The worst news. I retrieve him arsenic a 14 twelvemonth aged turning up to audition connected The X Factor, and blowing america distant singing Sinatra. He conscionable loved to sing. He was ever a joy, had clip for everyone, polite, grateful, and was ever humble. Sending emotion and prayers to his family. Dx"

Meanwhile, Harry Styles' mum, Anne Cox besides paid tribute. Taking to Instagram successful presumption of her 2.5 cardinal followers, Anne Twist shared a achromatic surface with a reddish breached bosom emoji crossed it. Captioning her upload, she penned: "Just a boy...,"