Simon Cowell's touching message to Liam Payne's parents as he contacts them directly

United successful grief, Simon Cowell and erstwhile bandmates, Niall, Louis, Zayn and Harry person reached retired to Liam's household to connection their comfortableness and support, sources say

Simon Cowell has been successful interaction straight with Liam Payne’s household aft the “utter shock” of the One Direction star’s tragic death. Sources accidental the euphony mogul, 65, who mentored the lad set connected X Factor and signed them to his statement Syco, contacted Liam’s parents Karen and Geoff himself.

The household are besides being comforted by their son’s erstwhile bandmates, Niall Horan, 30, Louis Tomlinson, 32, Zayn Malik, 31, and Harry Styles, 30, arsenic they mourn the nonaccomplishment of their “brother”.

One root said: “Simon and the One Direction boys are each successful interaction with Liam’s family. Niall, Louis, Zayn and Harry each saw him arsenic their ain family, and truthful they are doing everything that they tin to console and enactment his relatives.

“It each comes backmost to them present – they volition beryllium determination for them arsenic overmuch arsenic they can. The 4 of them person been near perfectly reeling by this tragic loss. And Simon was evidently inactive successful utter daze erstwhile helium reached retired aft the news. He made it wide however highly helium thought of Liam, and made it wide helium would bash thing helium could to assistance them successful the future.”

Following the shocking quality of the 31-year-old dad-of-one’s decease successful Buenos Aires connected Wednesday, his erstwhile bandmates issued their heartbreaking tribute. They wrote: “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.”

Louis besides promised to look aft seven-year-old Bear, Liam’s lad with Cheryl Tweedy. He said: “A connection to you Liam if you’re listening... 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.”

A root adjacent to Cheryl, 41, said erstwhile brag Simon has besides reached retired to connection enactment to her and Bear. The erstwhile adjacent brace did not talk for years pursuing her exit from the X Factor successful 2016, but precocious rekindled their relationship and person enjoyed play dates with Bear and Simon’s son, Eric.

Simon revealed earlier this twelvemonth they had been moving unneurotic connected a caller world TV project. This week helium called disconnected auditions for Britain’s Got Talent successful the aftermath of Liam’s death.

The root said: “Simon has been successful interaction with Cheryl to connection his enactment and was precise kind. She has an unthinkable household and enactment network, who are doing their champion to assistance arsenic she tries to travel to presumption with this ­unimaginable loss.”

Liam, who archetypal auditioned for X Factor successful 2008, roseate to planetary fame aft Simon combined him with his One ­Direction bandmates successful 2010. The What Makes You Beautiful superstars went connected to merchantability much than 70 cardinal records worldwide.

They began an indefinite hiatus successful January 2016. Four months later, it emerged Liam was dating erstwhile X Factor justice Cheryl – 8 years aft they archetypal met. The Girls Aloud prima welcomed their lad successful March 2017, but they divided a twelvemonth later.

Opening up astir the ­relationship connected Ant Middleton’s Straight Talking podcast, Liam confided helium had joked to the X Factor brag that Cheryl was “hot”, starring Simon to tease him: “I cognize who the adjacent Mrs Payne is going to be.”

After Simon brought him up successful speech with Cheryl and bandmate Niall, the Irish prima shared with Liam that she had blushed astatine his name. Liam told Ant: “So I conscionable deed her up and erstwhile I came backmost from America we conscionable hung retired a clump of times and it conscionable went from there." Asked if that meant Simon was their matchmaker, Liam added: “Basically I won X Factor much than anyone.”

Robbie Williams paid tribute, saying: “What a handsome talented boy. What a tragic achy nonaccomplishment for his friends, family, fans... the world.” X Factor big Dermot O’Leary said: “The worst news. I retrieve him turning up arsenic a 14-year-old 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.”