Liam Payne's heartbroken best friend Andy Samuels comforted by wife at star's funeral

Andy Samuels attended the ceremonial of his adjacent person Liam Payne, alongside his erstwhile One Direction bandmates – conscionable implicit 1 period aft the prima tragically died

Liam Payne's champion person was amongst mourners astatine his ceremonial today.

The precocious 31-year tragically fell to his death from the balcony of his 3rd level edifice country successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, connected October 16 The prima died aft suffering multiple traumas starring to an "internal and outer haemorrhage". Andy Samuels, who had been friends with Liam since the aboriginal days of his One Direction vocation was joined by his woman astatine the ceremonial held contiguous successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Liam was laid to remainder successful the quiescent town, northwest of Central London, a spot adjacent to his bosom arsenic helium resided adjacent pursuing his divided from Cheryl Tweedy. Andy, 32, was joined by his woman arsenic helium attended St Mary's Church successful the quaint village. The exemplary and DJ slicked his hairsbreadth backmost into a antheral bun, portion wearing a brace of sunglasses nether the regard of the wintertime sun.

Three days aft Liam's tragic decease connected October 16, Andy took to societal media and said determination were "no words" to picture his heartbreak. In presumption of his 268,000 followers connected the photograph sharing platform, helium shared a throwback drawback of himself and Liam arsenic they some gazed disconnected into the future.

"There are nary words," helium captioned his upload alongside a breached bosom emoji. His station which has racked up implicit 114,000 likes was soon flooded with enactment arsenic friends and fans rushed to connection their condolences. "I'm truthful atrocious for your nonaccomplishment volition ne'er hide your goofy videos you made unneurotic and streamed unrecorded successful edifice rooms," said one.

A 2nd added: "SO overmuch emotion your way. I’m truthful incredibly atrocious for your loss. My container is bigger than your container everlastingly and always." "You were 1 of the archetypal radical I thought of. I'm truthful sorry," commented another.

In 2013, Andy was near with burns to his assemblage erstwhile a occurrence broke retired connected the erstwhile One Direction star's balcony. At the time, helium had friends implicit astatine his luxury Canary Wharf flat but things went incorrect went Andy tried to capable up the state patio heater. A period aft the incident, Andy revealed Liam tried to stop the raging occurrence with his bare hands.

He said to the Mirror that helium was convinced the singer's quick-thinking saved his life. Andy, who was 21 astatine the time, was rushed to infirmary aft his full assemblage caught alight arsenic helium tried to capable a patio heater with gas. He spent 2 weeks successful infirmary and had 7 tegument grafts portion doctors treated him for third-degree burns.

"I tin inactive spot Liam trying to enactment retired the flames with his hands," helium said. "I was acceptable wholly connected occurrence – panic is the lone connection acceptable to picture what I was feeling. The symptom and the panic I felt is ­something nary 1 should person to spell through. I was the 1 that was injured, but it was a crazy, horrible acquisition for Liam to witnesser arsenic well."

An onlooker passing by the ceremonial told the Mirror: "Liam's erstwhile One Direction bandmates stood enarthrosis to shoulder, their grief clear, arsenic they exchanged quiescent words and comforting embraces. Simon Cowell, his look inactive etched with sorrow, was seen consoling Liam’s person and family, offering nary uncertainty heartfelt words amid the shared pain."

Liam's erstwhile bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik attended the service. Other celebrities paying their respects to Liam included Kimberly Walsh, Nicola Roberts, Robbie Keane, Marvin Humes and his woman Rochelle. Liam's woman Kate Cassidy besides attended his ceremonial with the enactment of Damien Hurley. Kate and Liam had been dating for 2 years.

Cheryl Tweedy was seen arriving astatine the funeral. Speaking aft Liam's death, Cheryl said she volition "make sure" her lad Bear knows each astir his precocious begetter Liam. The Girls Aloud prima was successful a high-profile narration with Liam betwixt 2016 and 2018. She said successful a devastating connection connected Instagram that their lad has to "face the world of ne'er seeing his begetter again".

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