{"id":118635,"date":"2024-10-18T15:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/10\/18\/niall-horan-shares-tribute-to-liam-payne-it-just-doesnt-feel-real\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:01:32","slug":"niall-horan-shares-tribute-to-liam-payne-it-just-doesnt-feel-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/10\/18\/niall-horan-shares-tribute-to-liam-payne-it-just-doesnt-feel-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan shares tribute to Liam Payne: “It just doesn’t feel real”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Niall Horan<\/strong> shared a message on Instagram<\/a> Friday morning about his former One Direction<\/strong> bandmate Liam Payne<\/strong>,\u00a0who died Oct. 16 after falling from his third-story hotel room in Argentina, according to state police. Payne was 31.<\/p>\n

In the post, alongside a younger photo of the two, Niall said Liam’s death “just doesn’t feel real.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m absolutely devastated about the passing of my amazing friend, Liam,” the “Heaven” artist began.<\/p>\n

“Liam had an energy for life and a passion for work that was infectious,” he continued. “He was the brightest in every room and always made everyone feel happy and secure.”<\/p>\n

Horan then recalled the memories he shared with Payne while they were in One Direction and said, “We got to live out our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn\u2019t happen often in a lifetime.”<\/p>\n

The singer also mentioned how “fortunate” he is for the opportunity to have seen Payne recently.<\/p>\n

“I sadly didn\u2019t know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever,” he said. “It\u2019s heartbreaking.”<\/p>\n

Liam attended Niall’s The Show: Live on Tour concert while in Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Niall’s tribute comes after One Direction released a joint statement on Liam’s passing, and Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson<\/strong> and Zayn Malik<\/strong> posted their own individual heartfelt tributes.<\/p>\n

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