Katie Price paid tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne on Thursday.
The singer fell from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after five in the afternoon on Wednesday.
And after the devastating news, the model, 46, took to Instagram to share her surprise with her followers.
The media personality posted a photo of the singer wearing a green hoodie over a white T-shirt and a sage green cap that he styled backwards.
At the top of the photo, Katie wrote: “I am absolutely shocked and paralyzed by the news of Liam’s passing.
Katie Price paid tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne on Thursday with a heartfelt Instagram post.
The media published a photo of the singer and offered their condolences to his family and friends.
“My thoughts and deepest condolences go out to his family and friends.” personality and offers his condolences to the singer’s family.
Katie’s tribute comes as former bandmate Niall Horan’s brother and Harry Styles’ mother also shared their condolences.
Greg wrote: “To say I’m heartbroken is an understatement, a strange feeling this morning and all night.”
He continued: ‘You were a fine young man for a man, a son, a brother, you are just one of four lads who I was happy enough to take my place in Niall’s life as a brother.
‘We will miss you forever. Liam, words cannot describe how much I want to grab my brother and take care of him now while the world shows its memories of you, him, and the boys.
‘My heart goes out to the parents and sisters in his family, his son Bear and his brothers 1D.
‘On October 10 we met and started that night as 5 families in one big 1D family, thank you for all the laughter, brother, take care of your whole family and take care of them with lots of love, child xxx 1D 4 LIFE xxx’
On the other hand, Harry Styles’ mother, Anne Twist, shared her pain over Liam’s sudden death.
Katie’s tribute comes as former bandmate Niall Horan’s brother and Harry Styles’ mother also shared their condolences.
X Factor host Dermot O’Leary posted that it was “the worst news”, recalling the first time he met Liam when he auditioned for the show.
Anne, 56, took to Instagram to post a broken heart emoji on a black screen, with the caption: “Just a boy…” alongside another broken heart.
Her 2.5 million followers expressed similar sentiments, with one writing: “Tragic and heartbreaking.”
‘I’m in total shock. My deepest condolences to his family and also to his family and friends,” added another.
The English star rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, alongside his former bandmates Harry, 30, Niall Horan, 31, Zayn Malik, 31, and Louis Tomlinson, 32.
The pop star had reportedly arrived in the Latin American country earlier this month to attend his former bandmate Horan’s concert.
Local police have since launched an investigation into the sudden death, as tributes flood in in the wake of the tragedy.
A statement from local police said they arrived at the hotel after being “reported of an aggressive man who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.”
Authorities heard a loud sound in the yard before discovering his body shortly after 5 p.m., the BBC reported.
Singer Olly Murs, who starred on The X Factor a year before One Direction, posted a lengthy tribute on Instagram, saying he was “speechless”.
Former The Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq said she told Liam when Justin Bieber was on the show that one day he would be as big as him.
Rita Ora, who dueted with Liam on 2018 song For You, said she was “devastated” as she wrote: “He had the kindest soul, I will never forget him.”
Niall Horan’s older brother Greg recalled the first time he met Liam and the moment their families came together.
According to TMZ, Liam “had been acting erratically in the hotel lobby and smashed his laptop” before he “had to be taken back to his room.”
Police had received a call from a hotel worker requesting urgent help for a drunk guest, according to audio related to the case obtained from the Buenos Aires Ministry of Security.
“When he’s conscious, he’s destroying the entire room and we need someone to be sent,” the worker said.
The director of emergency medical services, Alberto Crescenti, said Liam had suffered “very serious injuries after falling from a third floor into an interior courtyard.”
“We verified his identity using the passport he had,” he said.
‘Later we discovered that he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately, the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’
Crescenti told Argentine newspaper Clarín that “the team saw that he apparently had a fracture at the base of his skull.”
His body was taken to the local morgue where an autopsy will be performed.
Local police have since launched an investigation into the sudden death, as tributes flood in in the wake of the tragedy.
Singer Liam’s family said on Thursday they were “heartbroken” by his death, adding that the former One Direction star will “forever live in our hearts” (pictured in 2022).
The 31-year-old rose to fame in 2010 on XFactor with his former bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, despite initially auditioning separately.
Unverified images claiming to be Liam’s hotel room completely trashed have since emerged online, with one image showing a smashed TV screen.
The star’s latest Snapchat post showed him happily posing with partner Kate Cassidy as they looked in the mirror, a photo that was originally taken last August.
Other posts from the final moments of the star’s life showed him enjoying lunch in his hotel room, where he revealed that the couple had “woken up at 1pm every day” and had decided on Forest Gump as their costume. Halloween.
Another tragic selfie was captioned: “Beautiful day in Argentina” before the star shared a photo from her hotel, writing: “Happy to have had some time off” followed by a heart emoji.
He shared another photo with Kate with the caption: “Quality time.”
X Factor host Dermot O’Leary posted that it was “the worst news”, recalling how he was “blown away” by the talent of a teenage Liam when he auditioned for the show in 2008.
“I remember him when he was 14 and he auditioned for The X Factor, and he blew us away singing Sinatra. He loved to sing,” Dermot posted on Instagram.
“He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful and was always humble.”
Singer Olly Murs, who starred on The X Factor a year before One Direction, posted a lengthy tribute on Instagram, saying he was “speechless” over the loss of his friend.
“We always laughed a lot when we saw each other, sometimes the chats were short and sweet, but when we did it was mainly about how annoyingly good his hair always looked, or our love for Becks, the old days of XF and the tour that we share together,” Olly wrote.
‘Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams, so to see his life now end so young is a hard blow. I am truly heartbroken and devastated for his family and of course the loss of his father to his son Bear. I’m thinking about them! RIP Liam.’
Rita Ora, who dueted with Liam on 2018 song For You, said she was “devastated” as she wrote: “He had the kindest soul, I will never forget him.” I loved working with him; “It was a pleasure to be with him on and off stage.”
‘This tragic news breaks my heart. I send all my love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Our song For You now takes on a whole new meaning for me. RIP’