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THOUSANDS of heartbroken Liam Payne fans person gathered successful London for a vigil today.
The singer, 31, plunged 45 feet from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, connected Wednesday astatine 5.04pm.
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Flowers, letters and drawings were laid successful Hyde Park this day arsenic crowds of affectional One Direction fans gathered to wage their respects.
The heart-breaking event, which started astatine 2pm, was organised by loyal supporters.
Yesterday, a poignant vigil was held astatine Keel Warf Bridge, successful Liverpool, wherever radical laic candles, flowers and cards.
In London, heartbroken fans hugged each different arsenic they created a partition of tributes wrong the Hard Rock Cafe successful Piccadilly Circus.
Liam's loved ones made a hopeless dash to South America precocious connected Wednesday nighttime conscionable hours aft learning the heartbreaking news.
Footage taken extracurricular the Casa Sur edifice connected Friday showed sombre father Geoff Payne bending down to work messages written to his son.
According to a root with the Buenos Aires City police, the popular star's assemblage has been returned to his household by the authoritative looking into his untimely death.
They are presently finishing the indispensable paperwork to person his assemblage repatriated, the Buenos Aires Herald was told.
Champagne, medicine drugs, achromatic pulverization and foil wraps were each recovered in Liam's trashed edifice room after the fatal autumn astatine astir 5pm (9pm UK time).
Fellow edifice guests revealed the star had been acting successful a "disturbing" manner shortly earlier his fall, with Liam admitting to 1 woman: "I utilized to beryllium successful a lad set - that's wherefore I'm truthful f**ked up."
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But Liam's pals assertion the vocalist was clean conscionable days earlier his death.
Sources adjacent to the prima said helium entered Argentina on September 30 with the purpose of renewing his expired US visa.
They assertion that erstwhile Liam spoke to US embassy officials, they queried his erstwhile stints successful rehab and said helium needed to instrumentality a cause trial to beryllium helium was cleanable to renew his visa.
A root said: "The embassy said helium needed to bash a strict probe including X-rays and a humor trial to hunt for traces of drugs.
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"He was wholly cleanable the Thursday earlier helium died.
"On the play astatine his friend's ranch, helium was wholly sober."
An insider said Liam was examined by a US Embassy-certified doc and that helium collected his results, which showed helium was clean, connected Tuesday.
The root said Liam's bully person Roger past saw the prima for 10 minutes connected Wednesday, and that helium near the edifice astatine 3.30pm.
The insider said: "Roger told him, 'I've got to run' and Liam said, 'Go bash your ain thing'. That was the past happening they said to each other."
They added: "Roger is upset - astatine 1 constituent connected Wednesday helium was phoned by a edifice manager who said they had recovered Liam dormant connected the level of the elevator.
"They moved him to the sofa successful the edifice lobby but the manager said helium couldn't enactment there, and that helium needed to spell to his room.
"In the exigency call, they said they were disquieted Liam's beingness was successful information due to the fact that helium was successful a country with a balcony.
"Why didn't they conscionable fto him enactment sleeping successful the lobby if they were disquieted astir this?"
A pal of Roger told us: "Liam's behaviour hadn't been disconnected astatine each - helium was happy.
Liam's household said aft his passing: "We are heartbroken.
"Liam volition everlastingly unrecorded successful our hearts and we’ll retrieve him for his kind, comic and brave soul.
"We are supporting each different the champion we tin arsenic a household and inquire for privateness and abstraction during this atrocious time."
It comes arsenic a root claimed Liam "could person been saved" before helium fell to his decease if an ambulance had been called earlier.
A root told the Mail: "If idiosyncratic had called an ambulance erstwhile helium collapsed successful the edifice lobby alternatively of taking him backmost to his country and leaving him successful determination alone, successful a psychotic state, helium would inactive beryllium with us."
The Sun connected Sunday revealed yesterday the vocalist spent his last hours with 2 women.
The former One Direction star invited Aldana Serrano, 31, and Lucila Goitea, 27, to his hotel.
They arrived astatine Liam's luxury suite successful the swanky CasaSur Palermo Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, astatine astir 11.30am connected Wednesday, earlier leaving astatine 4pm.
Tributes to Liam Payne
SHOCKED fans, erstwhile co-workers, loved ones and friends flooded societal media with bittersweet tributes to Liam Payne aft quality of his decease emerged.
Harry Styles’ mum Anne was among the archetypal from One Direction's campy to stock her reaction, posting a photograph of Liam and penning 'Just a boy...' alongside a breached bosom emoji.
Britain's Got Talent justice Amanda Holden shared an representation of the brace unneurotic with the words: "Such an atrocious tragedy.
"Sending emotion to his household and each those who loved him."
X Factor star Olly Murs told fans helium was "devastated" and "lost for words".
He wrote connected societal media: “Liam shared the aforesaid passions arsenic me, the aforesaid dreams truthful to spot his beingness present extremity truthful young hits hard, I’m genuinely gutted and devastated for his Family and of people his lad Bear losing a dada x".
Liam Gallagher said helium was "very sad" and told his followers connected X: "Life is precious Kids, you lone get to bash it once, spell easy."
Former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary has besides expressed his daze and spoke connected This Morning.
He said: “I retrieve him arsenic a 14 twelvemonth aged turning up to audition connected The X Factor, 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.”
BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball reacted to the "devastating news" connected her amusement and told fans she hugged her ain lad Woody choky this morning.
JLS set member Marvin Humes reflected connected his memories with the singer, sharing: "I archetypal met Liam successful 2008 with the JLS boys whilst auditioning for X Factor..he was 14 years old..
"We instantly clicked and looked astatine him arsenic a small brother..that twelvemonth it worked retired for america but not for him and past 2 years aboriginal helium went backmost to audition and One Direction was born..the remainder is history..
"Absolutely heartbroken by the tragic news..Liam you wanted to beryllium a planetary superstar and you did it bro..just can’t judge that things person ended this way..it’s shocking..my thoughts and prayers are with each your household and friends brother..RIP."
Niall Horan's brother Greg shared an affectional tribute to Liam, praising him arsenic a "top young man".
He added: "You volition beryllium everlastingly missed. Liam, words can’t picture however overmuch I privation to drawback my member and caput him present portion the satellite shows their memories of you and him and the boys.
"My bosom goes retired to your household parents and sisters and your lad Bear and your 1D brothers.
"10th October we met and we started retired that evening arsenic 5 families into 1 large 1 1D household convey you for each the laughs bro ticker down connected each your household and caput them tons of emotion kiddo x x x 1D 4 LIFE x x x"
German DJ Anton Zaslavski, different known as Zedd, has taken to X with a devastated statement.
The producer, who worked with Liam connected his 2017 deed Get Low, wrote: "RIP Liam… I can’t judge this is real…absolutely heartbreaking…"
American singer, Charlie Puth, who was friends with Liam and besides collaborated with him connected a opus called Bedroom Floor, has posted a bid of Instagram stories dedicated to him.
Alongside photos of the 2 of them unneurotic successful their younger days, Charlie wrote: "I americium successful daze close now. Liam was ever truthful benignant to me.
"He was 1 of the archetypal large artists I got to enactment with. I tin not judge helium is gone...
"I americium truthful upset close now, whitethorn helium remainder successful peace. I americium truthful sorry..."
Irish vocalist duo Jedward also took to societal media, saying: "RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to friends and family."
In different tweet, they added: "Sending spot to Cheryl and his lad Bear. And each the One absorption Family. RIP Liam Payne."
American media property Paris Hilton shared: "So upsetting to perceive the quality of Liam Payne passing. Sending emotion and condolences to his household & loved ones. RIP my friend."
ITV upwind presenter Alex Beresford shared a quality video astir Liam's tragic decease connected Instagram, adding: "Can't judge this! RIP Liam."
Meanwhile Love Island prima Molly Marsh penned: "I'm truthful taken aback, remainder successful peace."
James Cordon besides paid his ain tribute, describing the prima arsenic a "loving and benignant soul".
The Gavin and Stacey histrion wrote connected Instagram: "Talking astir Liam successful the past tense is utterly heart-breaking.
"I volition treasure the moments I got to walk with him. My thoughts are with his household contiguous x."
Payne antecedently appeared connected Cordon's The Late Late Show successful America.
Former Little Mix prima Jade Thirwall - who won X Factor with her bandmates 1 twelvemonth aft One Direction took portion - described him arsenic "the archetypal person I made successful this industry".
She said: "We fell retired of interaction arsenic the years went by, but backmost successful 2008 helium was the archetypal person I made successful this industry.
"Both of america truthful young, truthful ambitious, some hoping we'd 'make it'. I anticipation you are astatine bid now".
Camila Cabello described his decease arsenic a "tragedy" and said helium "made an impression" connected her erstwhile she was a young girl.
Liam, 31, was reportedly seen arguing with 1 pistillate implicit wealth successful the hotel's lobby.
A root said: "Aldana and Lucila are perfectly devastated by what happened aft they near the hotel.
"They co-operated with the constabulary arsenic soon arsenic they were contacted and wanted to assistance with the investigation as overmuch arsenic possible.
"Police person the girls' telephone numbers and they volition interaction them arsenic and erstwhile they request if they consciousness they request immoderate much information."
Liam had been filmed dancing and gathering fans astatine 1D pal Niall Horan's performance connected October 2 earlier a selfie of the reunited ex-bandmates was shared online.
In the hours earlier his death, dad-of 1 Liam had shared Snapchat posts detailing his plans to play polo and showing what helium had for breakfast, contempt it being 1pm.
Girlfriend Kate Cassidy, 25, could beryllium heard saying they were "losers" for getting up truthful late.
TRAGIC DEATH
The prima had arrived successful Argentina connected September 30 with Kate and was seen astatine Niall's amusement dancing and gathering fans connected October 2.
Liam and Kate were staying astatine Hotel CasaSur successful the neighbourhood of Palermo erstwhile helium died.
Liam Payne's past societal posts earlier decease spot One Direction prima watching TV and revealing plans for his day
Crowds of fans gathered down a cordon extracurricular the accommodation past night.
Tributes person poured in for Liam with celebrities and fans alike sharing their heartbreak.
Former bandmate Harry's mum shared a moving tribute to Liam on Instagram penning successful the caption: "Just a boy…".
While Liam's ex-fiancée Maya Henry was " successful shock" in the aftermath of the tragic news.
Celebrity tributes to Liam Payne
SHOCKED fans person been flooding Liam Payne's past Instagram station with bittersweet tributes aft quality of the singer's decease broke.
Broadcaster Rylan Clark said RIP Liam: "Extremely bittersweet news. V tragic and truthful young."
Charlie Puth, who was friends with Liam and besides collaborated with him connected a opus called Bedroom Floor, has posted a bid of Instagram stories dedicated to him.
Alongside photos of the 2 of them unneurotic successful their younger days, Charlie wrote: "I americium successful daze close now. Liam was ever truthful benignant to me.
"He was 1 of the archetypal large artists I got to enactment with. I tin not judge helium is gone...
"I americium truthful upset close now, whitethorn helium remainder successful peace. I americium truthful sorry..."
German DJ Anton Zaslavski, different known as Zedd, has taken to X with a devastated statement.
The producer, who worked with Liam connected his 2017 deed Get Low, wrote: "RIP Liam… I can’t judge this is real…absolutely heartbreaking…"
Irish vocalist duo Jedward also took to societal media, saying: "RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to friends and family."
In different tweet, they added: "Sending spot to Cheryl and his lad Bear. And each the One absorption Family. RIP Liam Payne."
American media property Paris Hilton shared: "So upsetting to perceive the quality of Liam Payne passing. Sending emotion and condolences to his household & loved ones. RIP my friend."
A spokesperson for the information ministry of Buenos Aires said constabulary were called to the edifice by a idiosyncratic astir an "aggressive antheral who could beryllium nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol".
Witnesses astatine the edifice said Liam smashed his laptop and had to beryllium carried backmost to his country successful the erratic incidental earlier successful the day, TMZ reports.
Cops recovered Liam dormant successful the hotel's interior courtyard astatine astir 5pm section clip (9pm UK time) erstwhile they arrived.
A reddish structure was enactment up implicit the assemblage arsenic cops began the probe into the tragic decease earlier the assemblage was taken to the morgue.
The spokesperson for the section ambulance work said Liam's decease had been confirmed connected the spot aft helium had fallen and suffered terrible injuries.
A spokesperson said: “The alarm was raised astatine 5.04pm section clip saying a idiosyncratic was lying successful an interior patio astatine Casa Sur.
“At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the antheral was certified dead.
"There was nary anticipation of resuscitating him.”
Police volition present transportation retired an autopsy connected the body.
FAME
The vocalist archetypal auditioned for the X Factor arsenic a solo creator successful 2008, aged conscionable 14, but was eliminated.
Two years aboriginal helium tried again and was included arsenic portion of boyband One Direction, formed by euphony mogul Simon Cowell particularly for the ITV show.
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After reaching the last stages of the competition, the set went onto immense planetary success, becoming 1 of the highest selling boybands of each time.
They went connected indefinite hiatus successful 2016.
The pursuing year, Liam released solo azygous Strip That Down, featuring US rapper Quavo, which peaked astatine fig 3 and was nominated for 2 Brit Awards.
He released his lone solo medium LP1 successful 2019.
The vocalist began dating Girls Aloud subordinate and erstwhile X Factor justice Cheryl successful 2016.
In March 2017 the mates welcomed lad Bear. They divided the pursuing year.
He had an on-off, three-year narration with ex-fiancée Maya Henry which was said to person ended for bully successful May, 2022.
Earlier this week Henry called successful the lawyers aft accusing Liam of repeatedly messaging her, her friends, and her mum.
DRUG BATTLE
The vocalist had been unfastened astir his battles with drugs.
In 2021, helium blamed a “pills and booze phase” for bloating his look to “ten times the size”, portion besides revealing helium utilized to guzzle the contents of his mini barroom erstwhile set chiefs checked the lads into hotels to support fans astatine bay.
In 2019, Liam revealed he suffered suicidal thoughts as helium struggled with his fame connected Ant Middleton And Liam Payne: Straight Talking.
He said: “For immoderate definite circumstances I’m rather fortunate to beryllium present still.
“There are times erstwhile that level of loneliness and radical getting into you each day, it’s like, ‘When volition this end?’ That’s astir astir killed maine a mates of times.”
He is survived by his lad Bear, seven, his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his 2 older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.
WOLVERHAMPTON MOURNS
Payne developed a emotion of performing arsenic a schoolboy astatine St Peter’s Collegiate School successful Compton and had studied euphony astatine Wolverhampton College earlier auditioning connected the X Factor arsenic a teenager.
Liam's erstwhile schoolhouse St Peter's Collegiate Academy said today: "We are profoundly saddened to larn of the abrupt passing of our erstwhile student, Liam Payne.
"During his clip astatine St Peter's Collegiate Academy, Liam was not lone well-liked by his peers and teachers but besides recognised for his talents.
"He made a affirmative interaction connected our schoolhouse community, and his contributions volition beryllium remembered.
"Our thoughts are with Liam's household and friends during this hard time. We widen our sincere condolences to each those affected by his passing."
Inside Liam Payne and Cheryl's romance
By Joanne Kavanagh
IT was a romance that caused a media storm.
One Direction hunk Liam Payne was successful a narration with X Factor justice Cheryl.
The brace - who person a ten-year property spread - got unneurotic while Cheryl was going done her divorcement to 2nd husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini at the opening of 2016.
Despite their property quality they looked wholly infatuated with each different erstwhile the couple made their reddish carpet debut astatine Cannes in May 2016.
Liam adjacent paid a saccharine tribute to his girlfriend by getting a tattoo of her oculus connected his arm.
In 2017, Liam and Cheryl welcomed their baby.
Cheryl posted a representation on Instagram of Liam cradling their 7lb 9oz baby.
She captioned the saccharine drawback with: “On Wednesday Liam and I became parents to an incredibly beautiful, steadfast babe lad looking similar a dream.”
One pal told The Sun: “Cheryl gave commencement to a babe lad connected Wednesday, and some are doing well.
“Liam didn’t permission Cheryl’s broadside passim the birth, and similar her, helium is besotted with their caller lad and can’t hold to instrumentality him home.
“This is the cleanable Mother’s Day for Cheryl.”
The Sun revealed successful May 2017, that the couple named their lad Bear.
They decided connected the antithetic sanction aft spending a week getting to cognize him.
Bear adopted his One Direction prima dad’s surname, truthful helium is called Bear Payne.
A root revealed: “Cheryl and Liam wanted to get to cognize [their son] earlier they decided connected the name.
“They didn’t person the sanction Bear earlier the birth.
“But they’d been reasoning of a sanction since gathering him and they conscionable felt it suited him."
In February 2018, The Sun broke the communicative that Liam's changeless travelling to beforehand his solo career had placed a immense strain connected the relationship, and they were acceptable to split.
That aforesaid month, Cheryl declared that "none of it matters" as she shrugged disconnected questions astir her crumbling romance with Liam during a BBC Breakfast interview.
They then put connected a agreed beforehand together at the Brit Awards, wherever they smiled connected the reddish carpet and Cheryl joked astir the couple's 'safe word'.
However, by July 2018, Cheryl and Liam made the determination to split.
A pal told The Sun: “Cheryl and Liam worked truly hard connected their narration – they had troubles earlier this twelvemonth and were capable to get done them.
“But they’re successful antithetic stages of their lives and, aft a batch of cautious thought, came to a determination that it’s champion for everyone if they bash spell their abstracted ways."
Liam and Cheryl past released a connection confirming their break-up.
They posted a connection on social media that read: "We are bittersweet to denote that we are going our abstracted ways. It's been a pugnacious determination for america to make.
“We inactive person truthful overmuch emotion for each different arsenic a family. Bear is our satellite and we inquire that you respect his privateness arsenic we navigate our mode done this together."
Louise Fall, main and main enforcement astatine Wolverhampton College, said: “We were atrocious to perceive the quality astir erstwhile pupil Liam Payne and privation to widen our sympathies to his household and friends astatine this precise bittersweet time.”
Liam was besides a West Bromwich Albion instrumentality and the nine paid tribute to the vocalist connected X, formerly Twitter.
They said: "We're shocked and saddened to larn of the passing of Baggies instrumentality and musician, Liam Payne.
"Our thoughts are with Liam's family, friends and loved ones astatine this tragic time."
Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre besides paid tribute to Liam, who past visited the venue successful 2013.
The connection read: "Our thoughts are with the household and friends of Liam Payne this greeting and of people his millions of fans, with whom we stock immense grief.
"We are ever truthful arrogant of Wolverhamptoners whose endowment propels them to stardom connected stage, surface and music.
"Liam past visited the Grand Theatre arsenic an assemblage subordinate during the tallness of One Direction successful 2013, we cognize memories of that nighttime volition past agelong the memories of those who met him."
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