Louis Tomlinson seen for 1st time since death of ‘brother he’d always longed for’ Liam Payne as he steps out with family

LOUIS Tomlinson has been seen for the archetypal clip since his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's tragic death.

The singer, 32, was pictured looking bittersweet connected a household vacation successful California aft sharing a touching tribute to the "brother he'd ever longed for".

One Direction prima Liam, 31, fell to his decease from the 3rd floor of his edifice successful Buenos Aires connected Wednesday afternoon.

Champagne, medicine drugs, achromatic pulverization and foil wraps were each recovered in his trashed edifice room after helium fell from the balcony astatine astir 5pm (9pm UK time).

Louis paid tribute to the prima aft his decease penning connected Instagram: "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.

"And for the record, Liam was successful my sentiment the astir captious portion of One Direction. His acquisition from a young age, his cleanable pitch, his signifier presence, his acquisition for writing. The database goes on. Thank you for shaping america Liam.

"A connection to you Liam if you’re listening,

"I consciousness beyond fortunate to person had you successful my beingness but I’m truly struggling with the thought of saying goodbye.

"I’m truthful grateful that we got adjacent person since the band, speaking connected the telephone for hours, reminiscing astir each the thousands of astonishing memories we had unneurotic is simply a luxury I thought I’d person with you for life.

"I would person loved to stock the signifier with you again but it wasn’t to be.

"I privation you to cognize that if Bear ever needs maine I volition beryllium the Uncle helium needs successful his beingness and archer him stories of however astonishing his dada was.

"I privation I got accidental to accidental goodbye and archer you 1 much clip however overmuch I loved you."I privation I got accidental to accidental goodbye and archer you 1 much clip however overmuch I loved you.

"Payno, my boy, 1 of my champion friends, my brother, I emotion you mate. Sleep good X"