Liam Payne dead: The cheeky lad from Wolverhampton who stole Cheryl’s heart & became millionaire with One Direction fame

SEVEN years arsenic a subordinate of One Direction propelled Liam Payne to planetary stardom.

But 14 years aft Simon Cowell archetypal agreed the 5 young strangers including Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, the popular prima tragically died successful Argentina.

The 31-year-old was successful Buenos Aires for Horan's circuit erstwhile helium tragically plunged from the 3rd level of his edifice balcony, TMZ reports.

Liam stole the nations bosom erstwhile helium auditioned for The X Factor backmost successful 2008, arsenic good arsenic Cheryl's who was connected the judging panel.

Liam James Payne was calved August 29, 1993, to mum Karen, a nursery nurse, and Geoff Payne, a fitter.

His aboriginal puerility was not peculiarly casual arsenic helium was calved with a scarred and dysfunctional kidney.

Up until the property of 4 helium was forced to acquisition regular trial and to assistance header with the pain, helium had 32 injections successful his limb successful the greeting and evening.

Pictures from that clip amusement an adorable and cheeky looking small lad and successful 1 drawback from the household medium helium tin beryllium seen winking astatine the camera.

Other photographs from his household medium amusement helium had philharmonic endowment from an aboriginal property arsenic helium was pictured with a mic.

Liam has antecedently revealed that helium was bullied astatine secondary schoolhouse but aft taking up boxing acquisition helium soon grew retired of immoderate puppy fat.

He made his debut arsenic a vocalist erstwhile helium auditioned for The X Factor successful 2008.

After being eliminated arsenic a solo creator helium auditioned again successful 2010 and was enactment into a radical with 4 different contestants to signifier One Direction.

The set went connected to merchantability 70 cardinal records worldwide making them 1 of the astir palmy boybands of each time.

They parted ways successful 2015 erstwhile they went connected a hiatus.

Liam got unneurotic portion Cheryl was going done her divorce to 2nd hubby Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini astatine 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 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.

By July 2018, Cheryl and Liam made the determination to split.

Payne released his debut solo medium LP1 successful December 2019 which included the singles Polaroid and Familiar.

However the Wolverhampton-born vocalist seemed to conflict with beingness extracurricular the band.

Liam was brutally honorable astir his health issues successful caller years.

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.

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.

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

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

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