Niall Horan Reflects on Liam Payne's Death: 'My Last Memory of Him Was Happy'
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· 2 sourcesNiall Horan reflected on the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died at age 31 in October 2024 after falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires. In an interview with The Times U.K., Horan revealed he was with Payne in Argentina just weeks before his death and described initially being in denial upon hearing the news, as Variety reported. Horan expressed gratitude that his last memory of Payne was a happy one, while Deadline noted he described the grief as having both "light and shade" and acknowledged the ongoing surreal nature of the loss.
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Summary
Niall Horan reflects on the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died at age 31 in 2024 after falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires. Horan reveals he was with Payne in Argentina just weeks before his death, and describes initially being in denial upon hearing the news. He expresses gratitude that his last memory of Payne was a happy one, while acknowledging the ongoing surreal nature of the loss.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI'm glad of that, it means my last memory of him was happy.
It still feels surreal. On day one I was, like, 'Nah, it didn't happen.'
Our friendship was a bond that was there forever.
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