He was the cheerful Brummie who couldn’t believe his luck when he found himself one fifth of the X Factor phenomenon One Direction.
But last night singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. It is not known if it was intentional or not.
He was found on Wednesday at the CasaSur Palermo hotel.
Friends of the 31-year-old star were shocked by the news, which came just days after his ex-girlfriend Maya Henry called her lawyers as she launched legal action against Liam after accusing him of obsessive contact and “weaponizing his fans.” “against her.
His death came just hours after he posed for a photo with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on Snapchat.
Last night singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
First responders arrive at the hotel where Liam was found dead.
He was found on Wednesday at the CasaSur Palermo hotel
Dressed topless in just a white backwards baseball cap and a pair of black shorts, he was seen smiling with the American beauty.
A friend told the Mail: “Liam had been struggling, he just wanted to be a good person.”
‘This is a horrible, horrible tragedy. Nobody can believe it. He has the world at his feet, he worked very hard but he couldn’t overcome his pain.’
Witnesses say Liam was found shortly after five p.m. in the Argentine capital.
Witnesses said he had been acting erratically in the hotel lobby earlier. They saw him breaking his laptop and had to carry him back to his room.
Emergency services are believed to be present outside the hotel, where a red tent has been set up on site. It is understood that police investigations into this death are ongoing.
Liam is believed to have had a strained relationship with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Tweedy, the mother of his five-year-old son Bear.
There have been fears for Liam for some time now. Last September he was hospitalized in Italy with a serious illness that left him in agony.
Liam was “unwell” as he was treated in Lake Como with his American girlfriend Kate, his friends, fans and even his own mother feared for his health and indeed his future.
Liam pictured here with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland in October 2022
Witnesses claim that Liam was found shortly after five in the afternoon in the Argentine capital.
Liam (far right) pictured in August 2013 with his One Direction bandmates Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles in London’s Leicester Square for the world premiere of the band’s film This Is Us.
For those who know Liam well, it wasn’t a huge surprise. For some years, those close to him have worried about his well-being as he struggles with global fame and grueling touring schedules.
For those who know Liam, it has become clear that all was not well with him for some time.
In a video he posted to his 26 million Instagram followers telling them he was canceling a series of concerts in South America after suffering a “serious” kidney infection last September, he appeared disheveled.
Dressed in a beige hoodie, he assured them it was something he was doing “with a heavy heart.”
Even though the news hits home, there have been wider fears about Liam for a few years now.
In fact, he also seemed worried when he arrived at an Oscars party last year, appearing to be smiling as he gave an interview to Good Morning Britain in a strange transatlantic accent.
While it has been assumed that he has struggled with life after One Direction, his friends say he was a “sensitive soul” before even arriving for his X Factor audition.
One said: “Maybe there’s a reason why some people seek fame, as from a young age Liam looked very introverted, he was really in touch with his feelings.” Then bang, you’re singing in front of millions of people on X Factor. And then, practically overnight, you become one of the most recognizable people in the world.