Niall Horan is still struggling to come to terms with the death of his friend and former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne …opening up about her pain in a new statement.
The Irish singer posted to Instagram on Friday morning, 2 days after Liam’s death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after falling from his hotel balcony. In the note to fans, Niall reiterated how “absolutely devastated” he is feeling following the passing of his longtime friend… a sentiment previously expressed in One Direction’s joint message on Thursday.
Niall remembered Liam for his “energy for life and passion for work”, adding that LP was “the brightest” in every environment they were in.
Niall was the last of the 1D bandmates to see Liam alive… the late singer traveled to Argentina to see NH perform at Movistar Arena earlier this month – extending his stay in the South American country.
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Niall mentioned the final meeting in his statement, sharing that he was “so lucky” to get to see him one last time.
He added… “Sadly, I didn’t know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that night, I would be saying goodbye forever. It’s heartbreaking.”
NH signed off on his note sending condolences to Liam’s family, including the late star’s son Bearthat he shared with ex Cheryl Cole.
As TMZ previously reported, Liam fell to his death from a balcony on Wednesday after reportedly collapsing in his room at the Hotel CasaSur Palermo. In the moments leading up to Liam’s death, a hotel employee made an emergency call to authorities… claiming that a guest appeared to be intoxicated – and that staff were unable to access his room for days.
A day after the tragic news, a Buenos Aires law enforcement official said Liam “had jumped from the balcony“…what it was closed with glass with a railing no more than 4 feet high.
Liam fell to the pool deck below his room and was pronounced dead at the scene – local authorities later said the singer died of “internal and external bleeding”.
He was only 31 years old.