One Direction‘s Niall Horan has grieved the loss of his former bandmate Liam Payne in a heartfelt post on Instagram. “I’m absolutely devastated about the passing of my amazing friend, Liam.
It just doesn’t feel real,” wrote Horan. “Liam had an energy for life and a passion for work that was infectious. He was the brightest in every room and always made everyone feel happy and secure.” Horan continued: “All the laughs we had over the years, sometimes about the simplest things, keep coming to mind through the sadness.
We got to live out our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in a lifetime.” The 1D alum considers himself as “fortunate” that he got to see Payne recently. “I sadly didn’t know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever.
It’s heartbreaking,” he added. Horan sent his love and condolences to Payne’s family and his son Bear before ending his statement with “Thank you for everything, Payno.
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