Liam Payne died at the age of 31. The former One Direction band member was staying in a Buenos Aires hotel, and, unfortunately, he was likely alone at the time of his death. Liam’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, had just returned home from their trip, and the father of one was found dead on October 16, 2024. Now, the late “Teardrops” artist’s family is speaking out. Amid the tragedy, one of Liam’s sisters Nicola revealed that she learned about her brother’s death through the media.
Below, News47.us has the details about Liam’s parents and sisters.
Although Liam was one of the most famous names in the world, Nicola lives a private life away from the public eye. She is married to her husband, Nick Farnell, and they share a daughter together.
Nicola broke her silence about her late brother’s death in an Instagram post in October 2024. In her post, Nicola acknowledged that she and Liam didn’t take “many pictures together as [they] never really did that as a family” because they “never wanted [him] to feel like [he was] in a room of fans.” However, she pointed out that Liam’s family were his “biggest fans always and forever.”
“I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always!!!” Nicola began, before revealing how she learned that Liam had died. “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. I have spent days hoping that it was a mistake, and somebody has got it wrong.”
She added, directly to Liam, “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!! Unfortunately, this cruel world is always to [sic] quick to judge someone from a few 5 second clips, they then think it entitles them to be able to speak like they know you. We knew you and loved you.”
