Liam Payne's heartbreaking final tribute to 'mini me' son Bear before his death

Tragic Liam Payne shared lad Bear with his ex woman Cheryl but the brace take to support him retired of the nationalist eye

Fans person been near devastated and reeling pursuing the quality erstwhile One Direction prima Liam Payne has died aged conscionable 31 aft plunging from a edifice balcony portion connected vacation successful Argentina.

Liam was said to person been behaving erratically successful his edifice country successful Casa Sur Palmero successful Buenos Aires. Hotel workers reported "an assertive antheral who whitethorn person been nether the effects of drugs and alcohol". According to section media reports, Liam had been seen "acting erratically successful the edifice lobby and smashed his laptop' earlier helium 'had to beryllium carried backmost to his room". Heartbreakingly, conscionable after the call, unit astatine the edifice claimed they heard a large dependable successful the courtyard. Liams' assemblage was discovered soon aft 5pm.

Audio related to the lawsuit obtained from the Buenos Aires information ministry heard a telephone from a idiosyncratic that was requesting assistance with an intoxicated guest. The idiosyncratic said: "When helium is conscious helium is destroying the full country and we request you to nonstop someone" successful audio obtained by The Mail Online.

Emergency aesculapian services manager Alberto Crescenti spoke to section quality outlet Clarin aft Liam's death. He said: "We verified his individuality utilizing the passport helium had," earlier adding: "The squad saw that helium seemingly had a fracture astatine the basal of the skull." Just months earlier his decease Liam paid what is present a heartbreaking tribute to his beloved son, Bear arsenic helium celebrated his 31st day this year.

Heartbreakingly, the vocalist gushed that his lad is the spitting representation of him arsenic helium posted a video explaining that helium was thrilled to beryllium spending immoderate clip with him soon. Liam co-parented Bear with Girls Aloud prima Cheryl. Following a whirlwind romance, the brace divided conscionable aft Bear's archetypal birthday.

Doting dada Liam said his lad was his "mini me" successful his present last video astir his boy. In an Instagram clip, speaking astir the gifts helium had received aft turning 31 Liam revealed helium hadn't seen Bear but was hoping to soon. "I didn't get immoderate dada socks yet thought. I'm going to talk to my lad successful a small spot which I'm truly excited about. Bless him. He's getting truthful large now. He's a large lad and helium looks similar a mini me. As if we needed immoderate much maine successful the world," helium joked.

Cheryl and Liam archetypal got unneurotic aft her separation from ex-husband Jean Fernandez-Versini who she divorced successful 2016. Bear was calved successful 2017. The erstwhile mates archetypal met erstwhile helium was a contestant connected The X Factor and she was a judge.

Cheryl is yet to talk retired pursuing the decease of Liam, who tragically fell from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires.

Local constabulary said the 31-year-old vocalist fell from the 3rd level into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel successful the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina’s capital, earlier medics confirmed his death.

According to constabulary successful Buenos Aires, officers were initially responding to reports “of an assertive antheral who whitethorn person been nether the effects of drugs and alcohol”. Pictures showed shocked fans gathering extracurricular the edifice aft constabulary cordoned disconnected the area, with forensic investigators successful achromatic protective suits and bluish gloves seen entering and leaving.

Fans were photographed lighting candles and leaving flowers astatine the broadside of the roadworthy successful an impromptu vigil arsenic they paid tribute to the euphony star. The Foreign Office confirmed it is successful interaction with authorities successful Argentina “regarding reports of the decease of a British man”.

But a spokesperson declined to remark immoderate further, including connected the individuality of the antheral involved. Payne’s decease comes aft it was wide reported that his ex-fiancee, Maya Henry, had started ineligible proceedings, allegedly issuing a cease and desist missive for repeated contact.

The US model, who was engaged to Payne from August 2020 until helium announced their separation successful June 2021, claimed successful a caller TikTok video that, since their break-up, the vocalist would “blow up my phone” from antithetic numbers.

In the hours earlier his death, Payne reportedly posted a video connected Snapchat saying: “It’s a beauteous time present successful Argentina.”

Payne formed lad set One Direction successful 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, aft they individually auditioned for The X Factor.

After becoming 1 of the biggest popular groups successful the world, with 5 albums and 4 satellite tours, they went connected indefinite hiatus successful 2016. Among those paying tribute to Payne was erstwhile X Factor big Dermot O’Leary, who wrote connected Instagram: “I retrieve him arsenic a 14-year-old 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.” Olly Murs, who appeared connected The X Factor a twelvemonth earlier One Direction, said successful a station connected Instagram that helium was “lost for words”, adding that the brace shared “the aforesaid passions”.

The Wanted prima Max George said Payne had “supported maine a lot” aft the decease of his bandmate Tom Parker from a encephalon tumour successful March 2022.

Payne antecedently said helium struggled with alcoholism astatine the highest of his occurrence with One Direction, describing hitting “rock bottom” to The Diary Of A CEO podcast big Steven Bartlett.

He admitted his addiction to intoxicant continued during the Covid pandemic, but successful 2023 helium posted a YouTube video confirming helium was astir six months sober aft astir 100 days successful a US rehab facility.

Earlier this month, Payne attended bandmate Horan’s Argentinian performance alongside his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.

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