Why Adrian Chiles attended Liam Payne's funeral as presenter shows up wearing football coat

Adrian Chiles was among the friends and household who attended Liam Payne's funeral, with the presenter wearing a West Brom overgarment arsenic a motion of appreciation for the erstwhile One Direction singer

Adrian Chiles paid a heartwarming tribute to Liam Payne by wearing a West Bromwich Albion overgarment to the singer’s funeral.

Payne’s friends and household gathered connected Wednesday greeting to accidental goodbye to the 31-year-old, who died aft helium fell from the 3rd level of a balcony astatine the Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, connected October 16. His ceremonial was attended by his erstwhile One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, on with friends from the shot world specified arsenic Robbie Keane and erstwhile Match of the Day 2 big Chiles.

While the bulk of those mourning wore achromatic clothing, Baggies instrumentality Chiles donned a West Brom long-coat. Payne was a passionate shot instrumentality and a season-ticket holder astatine The Hawthorns.

Chiles, who present works for BBC Radio 5 live, antecedently revealed connected the amusement that the pair’s emotion for the West Midlands nine bonded them. "I got to cognize him erstwhile helium archetypal did X Factor," said Chiles.

"He came up to maine and said 'up the Albion' - helium was a West Brom fan. Just arsenic a motion arsenic to however monolithic helium was, I retrieve we snuck him into a Boxing Day crippled and I deliberation his mum and dada came and sat with me.

"But we managed to secrete our antheral up successful the commentary gantry truthful helium didn't get bothered. Then a person of excavation texted maine to inquire 'why are West Brom trending fig 1 connected Twitter?' I went, ‘well it could beryllium due to the fact that Liam Payne is present and helium tweeted helium was present and the full satellite went huffy for it.’"

Payne roseate to fame arsenic portion of UK boyband One Direction, from their enactment connected the X Factor successful 2010 until their indefinite hiatus 5 years later. Having been calved successful adjacent Wolverhampton, West Brom issued a tribute to Payne connected societal media pursuing his death.

"We're shocked and saddened to larn of the passing of Baggies instrumentality and musician, Liam Payne," the nine said alongside a photograph of Payne astatine their stadium. "Our thoughts are with Liam's family, friends and loved ones astatine this tragic time."

Payne declared that helium was a 'huge West Brom supporter' erstwhile helium featured successful Soccer Aid, the yearly foundation shot match, successful 2022. "I don't get to the games arsenic often arsenic I'd like, though," helium added.

The Championship nine sent Payne a customised garment backmost successful 2017, featuring the sanction of his new-born son, Bear, who he'd welcomed with chap popular prima Cheryl Cole weeks earlier.

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