Liam Payne’s sister Nicola ‘went cold’ learning of his death online: ‘Hope you finally found peace’

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Liam Payne, following his tragic death at 31.“When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold, I wanted to so much for this to be untrue,” she began in a lengthy Instagram statement on Monday. “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,” she continued. “You have always shown kindness to everyone you met and it shows with just how many people have confirmed what we always knew!”In her tribute, Nicola noted that Liam’s family didn’t take a lot of photos with him because they “never wanted him to feel like he was in a room of fans.”“But we were your biggest fans now and forever,” she gushed.“Your talent alone puts you miles ahead, but also you being you,” she stated. “I have been looking back at the messages from the night I had Ffion, how excited you were to meet her, the jokes we all shared and the laughter that you knew we all needed.”Nicola reiterated her brother’s motto of “why bother doing something unless you are brilliant at it, and Liam you were certainly brilliant at everything you did!!”“Unfortunately this cruel world is always to 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,” she explained. “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.”Nicola concluded her heartbreaking post by writing, “See you soon, Liam, Love You xx.”The former One Direction member’s sister shared several family.