Liam Payne's Sister Nicola Releases Statement on His Tragic Passing, Confirms She Found Out Via News on Her Phone

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Liam Payne‘s sister Nicola has released a statement about his tragic passing. If you did not see the terrible news, the 31-year-old One Direction star passed away last week at a hotel in Argentina. Keep reading to find out more… In her statement, Nicola seemingly confirmed she found out about the passing of her brother via the news on her phone. “I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always!!!

When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold. I wanted so much for it to be untrue. I have spent days hoping that it was a mistake and somebody has got it wrong,” Nicola wrote.

She continued, “You were truly too good for this earth, you are an angel who lived to make people smile and be happy. You have always shown kindness to everyone you met and it shows with just how many people have confirmed what we always knew!

We don’t have many pictures together as we never really did that as a family, we never wanted you to feel like you were in a room of fans.