Although they split more than a decade ago, Danielle Peazer said she and her ex Liam Payne will forever be connected. Peazer posted a tribute to Payne over the weekend, days after the former One Direction singer and solo star died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“This still doesn't feel real,” Peazer wrote in an Instagram post about the death of Payne, who she dated on and off in 2013 during the early peak of his 1D days. “Although I have been aware of your struggles over the years, I hoped and prayed that this day would never come. But now we all face the reality of living a life without your presence.”
Payne died on Wednesday (October 16) after a fatal fall from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Investigators believe he was potentially under the influence of drugs when he fell, but are still awaiting further toxicology reports.
Peazer noted that it was common, while grieving, to say “”I hope he knew how much I cared for him,” saying that Payne knew exactly how she felt about him because that was the “one thing we were really good at — being brutal honest about our feelings for each other, whether the other person wants to hear it or not.” She described how the former couple could get along, but that they had learned to accept each other's idiosyncrasies over the past 14 years.
Although they called it quits in 2013 after two years together, Peazer said that was just the beginning of their story. the pair first met when Payne competed at the British The X Factor in 2010 when she was a backup dancer on the show. “The things we went through and experienced between then and last year could be described as unique to some and misunderstood by others, but I think deep down we always knew that we would have some kind of connection forever, no matter where we were. We were taken away from our individual lives. “, he wrote.
It also appeared to nod to Payne's openly-discussed struggles after his 1D days, in which he described struggles with both mental health and substance use. “It took you a little longer to figure out the person you wanted to be in order to be happier, but while most of us have our teens and twenties to learn about ourselves, you spent those years giving more to the world from you. ever needed,” he added. “I wish you knew that you were always more than enough for this world without having to look for a role to play just to please others.”
The note ended with a thank you from Peazer to Payne for “teaching me about the importance of setting boundaries and that I should always protect my heart.” She said she received a text from Payne several weeks ago expressing his happiness over her marriage to DJ Sonny Jay and their six-month-old daughter, Mia.
“I'm sorry your story didn't end differently,” Peazer said. “And I'm sorry you never got to share more of your magic with the world. Rest in peace my friend.”
The message also sent love to Bear, Payne's seven-year-old son with his ex, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, as well as his family and sisters. “His most important role and something he was most proud of above all his monumental achievements was being a father,” he said. “The thought that now a child is growing up without one of their parents is heartbreaking and unfair. To Liam's son Bear and his parents and sisters, my love, thoughts and strength go out to you. The magnitude of this loss is incomprehensible and I will continue to support you in any way I can.”
Payne's death has been mourned by filmmakers around the world, as well as the late singer's sister Ruth Gibbins, ex-girlfriend Aliana Maula and Kate Cassidy's recent love, singers Shawn Mendes and Maggie Rogers. X-Factor judge Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne. His former 1D bandmates – Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan – issued both a group statement and individual remembrances of Payne.
See Peazer's message below.
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