On October 16th, the music industry was shocked when news broke that One Direction member Liam Payne tragically passed away. While staying at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the singer fell from his third-story balcony. With fans taking a moment to honor the singer and remember the legacy he left behind, his former bandmates Niall Horan and Zayn Malik broke their silence, posting heartfelt messages about their friend.
For Horan, he shared a picture of himself and Payne in their younger years. Full of life and excitement, the moment captured the life and love they brought to One Direction. Horan wrote a message about the incident, reading, “I am absolutely devastated about the passing of my amazing friend, Liam. It just doesn’t feel real.”
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Remembering the good times they shared together, Horan added, “All the laughs we had over the years, sometimes about the simplest of things, keep coming to mind through the sadness. We got to live out our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in a lifetime.”
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Zayn Malik Wished To Hug Liam Payne One More Time
While Horan admitted he was able to spend some time with Payne recently, the singer explained, “I sadly didn’t know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever. It’s heartbreaking.”
Following Horan’s statement, Malik also posted a picture of himself and Payne. In the picture, the two are huddled together, getting some much-needed sleep. Malik captioned the post, writing, “Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives. I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life.”
While not always agreeing over the years, Malik insisted, “I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly. I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever.”
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