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Privacy Notice One Direction’s Liam Payne tragically passed away at the young age of 31 after a shocking fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The devastating news was delivered to BBC Breakfast viewers by Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson on Thursday (October 17) morning, where they were joined by BBC’s Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall to reflect on the star’s career. Katie commented: “You’ve got to always feel sorry for the band members that don’t reach the heights of fame, often one of them does. You can sort of see it happened a bit with Take That with Robbie Williams going off and then becoming a very successful solo artist. The same, of course, happened to Harry Styles. He just went from strength to strength after leaving One Direction.”
One Direction’s Liam Payne tragically passed away at the young age of 31
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She added: “The other band members have toured and had some hits, including Liam Payne. In 2017, he released his single Strip That Down, written by Ed Sheeran, and in fact when the bad split there was a thought he might become a full-time songwriter.” “His debut album came out in 2019 to fairly mixed reviews and then a song he released last year didn’t make the charts so he was having a difficult time in the last few years it appears, and he has talked about his struggles with addiction and alcohol.”
BBC’s Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall reflected on the star’s career
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Devastated fans have been paying their respects outside the hotel where the heartbreaking news broke, with emotional scenes of candlelit vigils, spontaneous renditions of One Direction hits and moments of contemplative silence. Celebs like rock icon Liam Gallagher, X Factor’s lovable Dermot O’Leary, and TV darling Rylan Clark-Neal are just some of the big names that have come forward to honour the star, reports Birmingham Live. Harry Styles’ mother, Anne Twist, took a poignant moment on Instagram sharing a touching post: “Just a boy.”
Liam welcomed son Bear Payne in 2017 with Cheryl
It was back in the 2010 X Factor series that Liam found stardom, after being grouped into One Direction with Harry, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik. The group skyrocketed to global fame, amassing an incredible 70 million record sales and lighting up stages worldwide. Charting his personal life, Liam welcomed son Bear Payne in 2017 with Cheryl, who shot to fame in Girls Aloud. BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One at 6amStory SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnBBC BreakfastOne DirectionLiam Payne
