Niall Horan on Liam Payne's Death

0:00On April 6th, Nile Horn opened up about the death of his one-direction bandmate, Liam Payne, who fell from a third-four balcony at a Buenos Aires. Hotel in October 2024, he was 31 and had alcohol, cocaine, and antidepressants in his system at the time. Just two weeks earlier, Liam showed up at one of Nile's tour stops in the same city with his girlfriend, and they hung out backstage before the show. That reunion felt normal to Nile, who grabbed coffee with Liam during the day and caught up in the dressing room. Nile knew Liam had some struggles with substances, but he didn't grasp how serious they were since they hadn't been as close lately. On the Tommy Ternan show, Nile shared the raw shock that hit him first when he heard the news right after wrapping his tour. Then came the guilt, questioning if he could have done more, like checking in deeper or talking to others. He grew up with Liam since they were 16 on the X-Factor, even shared a room back then. One-direction formed in 2010 with Harry Styles, Louis Thompson, and Zane Malik exploding worldwide before

1:03splitting in 2016. Liam's funeral happened in November, drawing bandmates and stars, but Nile tuned out the media frenzy to focus on his own memories. It's heavy stuff, realizing someone your age can vanish so fast, and Nile admits he still hasn't fully processed the loss. That's the story for today, Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, driven by AI.