Liam Payne’s sister Nicola has revealed she found out about his death when the news popped up on her phone.
Former One Direction star Liam died on Wednesday (October 16) at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Big sister Nicola has now penned a moving tribute saying that she went “cold” when she saw the news, and hoped it was a mistake.
She wrote on Instagram: “I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always!!! When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold, I wanted so much for this to be untrue.
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“I have spent days hoping that it was a mistake and somebody has got it wrong. You were truly too good for this earth, you are an angel who just lived for making people smile and happy.”
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Nicola went on: “You have always shown kindness to everyone you met and it shows with just how many people have confirmed what we always knew! We don’t have many pictures together as we never really did that as a family, we never wanted you to feel like you were in a room of fans, but we were your biggest fans always and forever. Your talent alone puts you miles ahead, but also you being you.”
She said she had been looking back at the messages from the night she had daughter Ffion, noting “how excited you were to meet her, the jokes we all shared and the laughter that you knew we all needed”.
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“You led your life with a motto of why bother doing something unless you are brilliant at it, and Liam you were certainly brilliant at everything you did!!” said Nicola. “Unfortunately this cruel world is always too quick to judge someone from a few five second clips, they then think it entitles them to be able to speak like they know you.
“We knew you and we loved you. I hope you have finally found peace up there and that you’ll continue to look after us all as you have done in life.”
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She also mentioned Bear, Liam’s seven-year-old son with his ex Cheryl. “We will make sure Bear knows about his daddy and how much you loved him, we promise this,” she said, adding: “See you soon Liam, Love You.”
Liam’s other sister Ruth has also paid tribute following his death, writing on social media: “I’m sorry I couldn’t save you… I’d drive to the end of the universe to bring you back.”
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