Liam Payne posted on social media in hours before death

Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:34

Former One Direction star Liam Payne was posting on Snapchat just hours before his death in Buenos Aires.

The 31-year-old singer died outside a hotel in Argentina's capital, after falling from the third floor of a hotel, police said.

On Snapchat, he spoke to his followers about his plans for one of his days on holiday, saying it was a "lovely day in Argentina" and he planned to play polo.

The videos appear to be posted days after they were filmed, as they feature Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who uploaded videos of her return to Florida on social media earlier in the week.

"Today, we ride. We're going to ride some horses," he said, in one of the videos.

"Think I'm going to play polo again, which is going to put me out of action for about six weeks.

"It's so hard to do, number one, my back and my neck from swinging that hammer around... or mallet, I think it's called if you're in the know.

"It hurts a lot, it's very tough to do."

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He also gave his followers a tour of the room he was staying in with Cassidy, who he has been dating since October 2022.

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"Haha, loser, weirdo," he joked with her about the fact she was leaving Argentina.

"Obviously, we're going to go home and see our dog," he said.

The pair recently fostered a dog called Nala who they've nicknamed Noonie, Chooch, Narls and Choochie, according to the videos.

Payne and Cassidy said they'd been having lie-ins every morning, and the singer told his followers they were enjoying coffee and breakfast, "even though it's like 1pm".

"We literally sleep in every day until like 12," Cassidy said in the background.

"We're such losers," she said.

The singer finished his update on Snapchat by sharing some of the "amazing" art in their room.

"On occasion I do paint and I like doing art," he said, but admitted he'd not found more art he was "in love with" except for a picture hanging on the wall.

"They've got the most amazing art in this house," he said.

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