The world has been in mourning since the recent death of former One Direction member and singer Liam Payne. His former bandmates took to their social media to post their condolences and recount their memories with the singer. The band had gone on an indefinite hiatus in 2016 after the departure of Zayn Malik.
Payne had spoken up about Malik’s departure on multiple occasions and had even made some controversial comments in the past. It was speculated that their friendship had strained following Malik’s exit. However, one moment between the two from One Direction’s This Is Us documentary has made fans super emotional.
Liam Payne And Zayn Malik’s Goodbye Hug In This Is Us Gets Fans Emotional
The passing of One Direction member Liam Payne at the age of 31 has shocked the world. The singer reportedly fell from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires. The staff of the hotel gave an emergency call to the police before his death complaining about aggressive behavior in the room (via Reuters).
Payne’s boy band One Direction had been on an indefinite hiatus since 2016, after the departure of member Zayn Malik. Payne had spoken about Malik’s decision to leave and had reportedly made several comments about the Pillow Talk singer’s exit, which had courted controversy (via NY Post).
However, one heartwarming video from the duo’s time in One Direction has resurfaced. A clip from the concert documentary This Is Us sees Payne and Malik hugging goodbye as they leave for a flight. When Payne wishes him a great flight, Zayn Malik can be heard saying,
I’ll try but I’ll miss you too much Liam.
The moment from the documentary will forever be etched in fans’ hearts as it shows a time when the two seemed to genuinely care for each other. According to the NY Post, Liam Payne had accused a band member of pinning him up to a wall backstage which many speculated to be Zayn Malik.
Zayn Malik Posts A Heartfelt Tribute To Liam Payne
At the height of its success, One Direction was one of the biggest boy bands in history, rivaling and even surpassing the popularity of boy bands like NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. Some even terme their fame to rival The Beatles and credited them with spearheading a new era of the British Invasion in the music industry.
Hence, Liam Payne’s death at the young age of 31 came as a blow to the entire world. The band posted a tribute to the singer on their official page and gave their condolences while individual members took to their social media to remember their bandmate. Zayn Malik posted a photo of the two when they were young and wrote (via Instagram),
Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there were so many more conversations for us to have in our lives…Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f–ks about telling people when they were wrong. Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it.
The From Dusk Till Dawn singer also called him a brother and hoped that he was at peace.
