Trigger warning: This article mentions death.
Liam Payne died at the age of 31 after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires. The late singer’s family and friends have been in a state of shock and mourning since the news broke on October 16.
While the former One Direction band member’s family previously released a statement on Payne’s tragic death, his sister Ruth Gibbins has now paid an emotional tribute to her brother, who she calls her “best friend”.
In a post shared to his Instagram account, Gibbins shared some unseen photos of the former boy band member from his early X-Factor days, as well as a shot from the singer’s wedding day.
Additionally, Payne’s sister shared her feelings on losing the singer and claimed that she didn’t think the world was good enough for him. In the first two slides of the carousel post, the late singer’s sister shared an emotional note and thanked him for changing her life.
“My mind is struggling to understand what’s happening and I can’t understand where you’ve gone,” Gibbins wrote in his tribute.
He further added in his statement, “I am always amazed by your talent; it should be illegal to be so talented and have the ability to not only be good at things, but to be great at everything you endeavor, without Come on. You’re absolutely destroying it every time.”
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Gibbins also recalled her brother’s humorous qualities, claiming that he only laughed so much around him and no one else. Further in her tribute, Ruth shared that Payne loved One Direction and his fellow band members, as he talked about them all the time.
Gibbins expressed his feelings by finally saying, “The last time I need you I’m here, if you need anything I’m here, and I’ll drive to the ends of the universe to get you back.”
Payne had a great relationship with his two sisters, Ruth and Nicole. The sisters also regularly supported the late singer in his career since his One Direction days.
Liam Payne died after falling from a balcony on the third floor of the hotel. The singer was pronounced dead at the scene by Buenos Aires doctors, who claimed that Payne was suffering from skull fractures and internal and external bleeding.
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