Nicole Scherzinger, who’s credited as being liable for the formation of One Direction in the course of the 2010 season of The X Issue, is paying tribute to Liam Payne.
In a social media put up shared Friday, the singer penned a letter to Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the age of 31 after falling from the Casa Sur Resort balcony.
“Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and treasure the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, right up until just a few weeks ago. It was such a blessing to get to work with you recently. We shared the same love and passion for music and I will forever remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had,” she wrote.
It was reported that Payne would be a part of Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland on a judges panel for a brand new Netflix competitors sequence Constructing the Band. Sources indicated to The Hollywood Reporter that the sequence producers have been “shocked” by information of Payne’s surprising loss of life, and that it’s too quickly to make selections across the competitors present amid the grief.
She continued, “It’s been so hard to process that you’re no longer here, but I am grateful to have known your kind heart, sweet soul and character. You brought so much joy, light, and laughter to the lives of those that truly knew you. I will ‘miss you’ my friend and carry you in my heart. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.”
Whereas competing individually on the U.Okay. X Issue in 2010, Payne was amongst these chosen to kind the boy band that might develop into One Direction alongside Harry Kinds, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. The group went on to develop into a worldwide sensation, changing into one of many best-selling boy bands of all time.
Throughout an look on Sherri final yr, Scherzinger mirrored on creating One Direction and addressed how a clip from the present of her doing so has gone viral.
“I never thought this footage would see the light of day. I thought Simon burned it. It’s really cool that it came out because what people are actually seeing is me actually putting them together the way that my mind grapes were working and being like look I just came out of a girl group, I know how successful and how powerful it can be to be a group. We’ve got to join forces,” she stated.
“I’m super proud that I got to play a small part or a big part … They made history.”
Scherzinger elaborated on her Instagram put up throughout a Friday look on Good Morning America. Showing visibly emotional, she stated that she and Payne have been “quite close.”
“We recently did a show together on Netflix called Building the Band. I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for Liam. I’m heartbroken for his family and his loved ones and his fans. Liam always led with his heart and with kindness, and I really hope that’s how he’ll always be remembered,” she stated.
Following Payne’s loss of life, many individuals took to social media to pay tribute to the late singer together with Payne’s former One Direction bandmates Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
Cowell additionally shared an announcement: “Liam, I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.”
10:56 a.m. Up to date with Scherzinger’s feedback on GMA.
