Liam Payne was grappling with "parts of identity he wasn't ready to fully face", according to his ex-fiancée Maya Henry. The former One Direction star tragically fell from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in October last year, leading to his untimely death at the age of 31.At the time, he was in a two-year relationship with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
Prior to this, Liam was engaged to influencer and author Maya, with whom he had a tumultuous romance from 2018 to 2022.After their split, Maya penned a fictionalised account of her time with Liam in her novel, Looking Forward.
Shortly before his death, she posted a TikTok alleging that Liam had been harassing her from various iCloud accounts.Now, in her first interview since his passing, Maya has claimed that Liam struggled with "identity issues" during their relationship, but she doesn't blame him for his struggles.
In a detailed statement to Rolling Stone, Maya shed light on Liam's personal battles, confessing that his drug use was what ultimately drove them apart.
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