Nicola, Liam Payne’s sister, has shared a touching tribute to her late brother, revealing that she found out about his death through a news alert. In a heartfelt Instagram post that featured numerous photos of Liam, Nicola honored him, writing, “I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always!!!”
She expressed her shock, stating, “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.” She added, “I have spent days hoping that it was a mistake and somebody has got it wrong. You were truly too good for this earth, you are an angel who just lived for making people smile and happy.” Nicola highlighted that her famous brother consistently demonstrated “kindness” to others and mentioned that the numerous tributes from fans online “confirmed what we always knew” about the One Direction star.
Payne’s sister also pointed out that she and their family often refrained from taking photos with him because they “never wanted him to feel like he was in a room of fans,” adding, “but we were your biggest fans now and forever.”
“Your talent alone puts you miles ahead, but also you being you,” Nicola continued. She reminisced about the messages from the night she had Ffion, recalling how excited Liam was to meet her, along with the jokes and laughter they all shared.
Nicola shared that Liam’s motto was “why bother doing something unless you are brilliant at it, and Liam you were certainly brilliant at everything you did!!”
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Unfortunately this cruel world is always too 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 we loved you,” Nicola added. “I hope you have finally found peace up there and that you’ll continue to look after us all as you have done in life. We will make sure Bear knows about his daddy and how much you loved him, we promise this.”
The loving sister concluded her post: “See you soon, Liam, Love You xx.”
Payne died on Wednesday after falling from his third-floor room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Officials later reported that an investigation found Payne had jumped from the balcony.
