Niall Horan says Liam Payne's death 'doesn't feel real'

Liam Payne's erstwhile One Direction bandmate Niall Horan has said helium is "absolutely devastated" by the "passing of his astonishing friend".

Payne died connected Wednesday evening successful Buenos Aires and had flown successful to Argentina to spot Horan execute connected tour.

"I'm perfectly devastated astir the passing of my astonishing friend, Liam. It conscionable doesn't consciousness real," Horan wrote.

"Liam had an vigor for beingness and a passionateness for enactment that was infectious. He was the brightest successful each country and ever made everyone consciousness blessed and secure," Horan besides said.

The statement, posted connected "All the laughs we had implicit the years, sometimes astir the simplest of things, support coming to caput done the sadness. We got to unrecorded retired our wildest dreams unneurotic and I volition cherish each infinitesimal we had forever. The enslaved and relationship we had doesn't hap often successful a litetime.

"I consciousness truthful fortunate that I got to spot him recently. I sadly didn't cognize that aft saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would beryllium saying goodbye forever. It's heartbreaking."

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