Liam Payne and Niall Horan crossed paths just before the "Strip That Down" singer's death on October 16, 2024 - proving that their friendship was strong even after One Direction split. The singers made their One Direction debut alongside Harry Styles,

After the boy band broke up in 2016, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Payne all pursued solo careers to varying degrees of success.

One Direction star Liam Payne has died suddenly aged 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Local authorities have said they will conduct an autopsy and investigate the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death.