Rebecca Ferguson ‘tried reaching out’ to X Factor co-star Liam Payne

Rebecca Ferguson said she had attempted to interaction her erstwhile X Factor co-star Liam Payne a week earlier his decease due to the fact that she had been “worried astir him for a while”.

The singer-songwriter, who appeared successful the last of The X Factor with One Direction successful 2010, said she was “in denial, shocked and hurt” aft Payne fell to his decease from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ferguson said she had attempted to interaction Payne “last Saturday” arsenic she said she could spot helium was struggling.

“I sent a connection to immoderate of the fans and I said: ‘I’m truly disquieted astir Liam, however bash I get successful interaction with him?’ and no-one knew how,” the 38-year-old said connected a unrecorded X Space with One Direction fans.

“But I’ve been disquieted astir him for a portion due to the fact that I could spot that helium was not successful a bully place, and I thought helium mightiness person been triggered by a batch of the worldly that has been successful the quality present lately arsenic well.”

Ferguson said she joined the unrecorded X chat, titled Liam and Directioners, due to the fact that “I wanted to consciousness that I was portion of something” pursuing the singer’s decease aged 31.

“I’m truthful heartbroken for that small lad that I knew,” she said.

Discussing her clip with Payne connected The X Factor, she continued: “When we each lived together, and we toured together, we were similar a family.

“So I conscionable support picturing that young boy, I conscionable support picturing however blessed helium was.

“I’m inactive successful a spot of shock.”

Ferguson said she recovered it “disgusting” that determination were pictures circulating online, allegedly from Payne’s edifice room.

But the vocalist said that it was “so beauteous that helium was truthful loved”.

It comes aft Ferguson posted a connection connected X, describing Payne arsenic “young, guiltless and unaffected by fame” erstwhile they met astatine London Euston bid presumption and shared a taxi unneurotic to the X Factor studio.

Representatives for Payne person been contacted for comment.