is breaking her silence on her brother ’s death.
“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,” Nicola wrote in a lengthy Instagram statement on Monday, October 21. “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. You have always shown kindness to everyone you met and it shows with just how many people have confirmed what we always knew!”
Noting that their family didn’t have enough family photos (she shared a few snaps in the Instagram post), she wrote that they were always his “biggest fans.” She continued: “Your talent alone puts you miles ahead, but also you being you.”
Nicola went on to note that Liam always led his life “with a motto of why bother doing something unless you are brilliant at it, and Liam you were certainly brilliant at everything you did!!” She added: “Unfortunately this cruel world is always [too] 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.”
Nicola concluded her message by stating she hopes her late brother “finally found peace up there and that you’ll continue to look after us all as well as you have done in life.” She also promised to “make sure Bear knows about his daddy and how much you loved him.” (Liam shared his 7-year-old son with ex .)
Nicola’s post included tour images of Liam with his One Direction bandmates , , and .
Us Weekly confirmed that Payne had died at age 31 on Wednesday, October 16. The musician suffered “serious injuries” after falling from a third-story balcony at a Bueno Aires, Argentina, hotel, per Buenos Aires emergency services chief .
This is an ongoing story.
