Harry Styles’ mother, Anne Twist, shared her grief over the sudden passing of her former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at age 31 on Wednesday.
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.
Liam died in Buenos Aires after falling from a hotel. Several witnesses said Payne had fallen from his room at the Hotel Casa Sur Palmero shortly after 5 pm (ART) on Wednesday night.
Harry Styles’ mother, Anne Twist, 56, shared her grief over the sudden passing of her former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at age 31 on Wednesday; Anne and Harry seen in 2013
Liam died in Buenos Aires after falling from a hotel on Wednesday night; Appears in the photo in 2023.
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.
According TMZLiam “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.’
Anne took to Instagram to post a broken heart emoji over a black screen.
In the caption she wrote: “Just a boy…” along with another broken heart.
Her 2.5 million followers expressed similar sentiments, with one writing: “Tragic and heartbreaking” and another adding: “I’m in complete shock.”
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.
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.”
There has been an outpouring of tributes online, with fellow former X Factor contestants Jedward writing: ‘RIP Liam Payne. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family.’
They added: “Sending strength to Cheryl and her son Bear, and the entire One Direction family.”
Paris Hilton wrote: “Very upsetting to hear the news of Liam Payne’s passing. Sending love and condolences to his family and loved ones. RIP my friend.
Stephen Bartlett wrote: “I can’t believe what I’m reading about Liam Payne. Absolutely heartbreaking.”
Several witnesses said Payne had fallen from his room at the Hotel Casa Sur Palmero shortly after 5 pm (ART) on Wednesday night; seen in 2018
The pop star had reportedly arrived in the Latin American country earlier this month to attend his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert.
Heartbreaking video shows Liam singing and dancing at Horan’s concert in Argentina just days before he was found dead.
MTV released the following tribute: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Liam Payne today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, his loved ones and his fans.”
He and his former bandmates Harry, Niall, Zayn and Louis were brought together by Simon Cowell and former judge Nicole Scherzinger, who saw their potential as a group.
After a few weeks of getting to know each other and rehearsing non-stop, the group impressed Simon at their audition for Judge’s Houses and moved on to the live shows.
Despite the adoration, the band eventually finished third on the X Factor, but soon after Cowell sealed their fate by signing the five to Syco.
Eager to capitalize on the boys’ already devoted fan base, Cowell moved quickly with recording the band’s debut album beginning in January 2011.
In September of that year, One Direction’s first single was released, with What Makes You Beautiful reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming Sony Music Entertainment’s most pre-ordered single in history.
Their debut album, Up All Night, was also a bestseller, becoming the best-selling debut album in the UK in 2011, and the record led to their first tour which began in the UK in December.
After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, the band members went their separate ways.
In 2019, Liam candidly revealed that he wouldn’t know what to say to Harry, due to how different they have become, calling himself the ‘anti-Christ version’; Harry and Liam seen in 2015
The English star rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, alongside his former bandmates Harry, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson; (LR) Liam, Niall, Louis, Zayn and Harry in 2013
During their time as a group, One Direction won five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, racked up more than three billion YouTube views, and sold 50 million records worldwide.
After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boy bands of all time, Liam released his first (and only) solo album titled LP1 in 2019.
In 2019, Liam candidly revealed that he didn’t even know what to say to his former bandmate Harry, because of how different they’ve become, and that he thinks their clothes are “weird”.
In an interview with The Face magazine, Liam admitted that there is now a “mystery” surrounding Harry and his transformation into a solo artist.
Speaking of the star, he said: ‘There is a lot of mystery around who he has become. The other day I was looking at some pictures of him and I thought, “I don’t know what else I would say to him other than ‘Hello’ and ‘How are you?'”
Liam continued to make clear the disparity between the two artists, noting that the music they are currently making is very different.
He said, ‘I mean, look at the things I posted and the things Harry posts.’ Polar opposite. I’m like the antichrist version of what Harry is.
During their time as a band, One Direction won five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, racked up over three billion YouTube views, and sold 50 million records worldwide; seen in 2010
While Liam’s sartorial choices leaned towards a more conventional style, he was asked what he thinks of Harry’s ‘big pants’ and he didn’t mince words.
He replied: ‘…I couldn’t get into that. “I would look fucking… It would look weird.”
That same year he also spoke to Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa and said: “I haven’t seen or heard from Harry for a while, which is fine, everyone needs their space.”
‘Would I like to get back together? Yes, definitely. “I don’t see any reason why we can’t, but if he feels that way, it’s really up to him.”