Liam Payne's sister Nicola has posted a heartfelt tribute following the One Direction star's tragic death.
The singer was found dead at the age of 31 last week (October 16) after falling from a third floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was reportedly in the country to support former bandmate Niall Horan at his concert at the Movistar Arena.
Nicola took to Instagram on Monday (October 21) to pay tribute to her "angel" brother in an emotional statement.
"I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always," she wrote, alongside a series of photos of their family and of One Direction performing.
"When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold, I wanted so much for this to be untrue. 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!"
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Nicola went on to share her pride at her brother's achievements, praising his "talent" that put him "miles ahead", as well as the care he showed when she gave birth to her daughter.
"You led your 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 continued.
"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.
"I hope you have finally found peace up there and that you'll continue to look after us all as you have done in life. We will make sure Bear knows about his daddy and how much you loved him, we promise this. See you soon Liam, love you xx."
Liam's other sister Ruth shared a moving tribute on Saturday (October 19), in which she recalled her pride after hearing One Direction demos, and promised to be there for his son Bear.
"I don't feel this world was good enough or kind enough to you, and quite often over the last few years, you've had to really try hard to overcome all that was being aimed at you," she wrote on Instagram.
"You just wanted to be loved and to make people happy with your music. You never believed you were good enough, I hope you can now see this outpouring of love that you never received in your time.
"Thank you for changing my life, thank you for the incredible memories, thank you for being the best brother and friend I'll ever have."
Following the tragic news of Liam's death, he has received heartfelt tributes from his One Direction bandmates and X Factor mentor Simon Cowell.
Girls Aloud star Cheryl, who was in a relationship with Liam between 2016 and 2018, also called for the media to respect their son's privacy in an emotional statement.
If you identify with the themes in this article, the NHS has resources available to help with grief counselling and other support in the UK. In the US, the CDC also has resources available for those grieving.
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