Louis Tomlinson's ex-girlfriend reveals secret acts of kindness from Liam Payne

Eleanor Calder dated Liam Payne's One Direction bandmate Louis connected and disconnected for 10 years, with the exemplary posting astir however Liam's decease has 'hit her hard' pursuing their saccharine friendship

Louis Tomlinson's ex-girlfriend has told however Liam Payne was a "tremendous support" to her implicit caller years - contempt splitting from his bandmate.

Eleanor Calder, 32, dated Louis from 2011 to 2015, with the brace reuniting from 2017 to 2022. She explained that her ex's One Direction bandmate Liam ever looked retired for her and adjacent helped her determination into her caller flat.

Writing connected Instagram Stories, exemplary and stylist Eleanor said: "I wasn’t definite whether to station thing connected present arsenic I usually navigate nonaccomplishment and grief privately, but it feels unusual not to. [Liam’s] passing has deed maine truly hard.

"Over the past mates of years, Liam has been a immense enactment for maine and I’d similar to deliberation I was for him too. He would regularly cheque successful to inquire however I was feeling and if I was okay. When I archetypal moved into my flat, helium drew paintings of my dogs and I to enactment connected the walls — helium said helium hoped it would assistance with making it consciousness similar home... 1 of the galore examples of his kindness and creativity.

"I tin lone anticipation that helium is astatine bid present and volition everlastingly privation that his communicative ended differently. … My bosom goes retired to those that knew and loved him for the idiosyncratic helium was.”

Liam, who died aged 31 aft falling from his Buenos Aires edifice balcony astatine the property of conscionable 31, recovered fame with Eleanor's ex Louis, 32. Louis has paid tribute to his "brother" connected Instagram, sharing a photograph of them having a h2o combat connected stage.

"This representation summed up our relationship. I emotion you, I'll ever beryllium your large member x," helium said successful a moving tribute. Louis had antecedently shared a tearful station to Liam connected societal media, arsenic good arsenic a heartfelt committedness to look retired for his son, Bear, who helium shares with Cheryl Tweedy.

In his heartbreaking post, Louis revealed the brace had planned to marque caller euphony together, writing: "I americium beyond devastated to beryllium penning this but yesterday I mislaid a brother. Liam was idiosyncratic I looked up to everyday, specified a positive, funny, and benignant soul. I archetypal met Liam erstwhile helium was 16 and I was 18, I was instantly amazed by his dependable but much importantly arsenic clip went connected I got a accidental to spot the benignant member I’d longed each my beingness for. Liam was an unthinkable opus writer with a large consciousness of melody, we often spoke of getting backmost successful the workplace unneurotic to effort and recreate the penning chemistry we had built up successful the band."

Liam fell from astir 13 oregon 14 metres and suffered "very superior injuries incompatible with life." One Direction agreed to stock an affectional associated connection connected Thursday night. In a messaged signed "Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry", the set said: "We're wholly devastated by the quality of Liam's passing. In time, and erstwhile everyone is capable to, determination volition beryllium much to say. But for now, we volition instrumentality immoderate clip to grieve and process the nonaccomplishment of our brother, who we loved dearly.

"The memories we shared with him volition beryllium treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We volition miss him terribly. We emotion you Liam."

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