One Direction's Liam Payne 'struggled' and had 'difficult' time before tragic death

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Former One Direction member Liam Payne tragically passed away at the age of 31 after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Authorities in Argentina are set to carry out an autopsy to investigate the circumstances leading up to the pop star's sudden death.The sad news was delivered to viewers of BBC Breakfast by Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson on Thursday (October 17) morning, which led into an insightful segment with BBC's Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall to discuss Payne's premature demise.Commenting on the stark realities faced by band members post-fame, Katie remarked: "You've got to always feel sorry for the band members that don't reach the heights of fame, often one of them does.

You can sort of see it happened a bit with Take That with Robbie Williams going off and then becoming a very successful solo artist.

The same, of course, happened to Harry Styles. He just went from strength to strength after leaving One Direction." She also touched upon Payne's endeavors following the band's split: "The other band members have toured and had some hits, including Liam Payne.

In 2017, he released his single Strip That Down, written by Ed Sheeran, and in fact when the bad split there was a thought he might become a full-time songwriter.", reports Birmingham Live.