Payne was the father of a son named Bear. Payne shared his son with Cheryl Cole, who was a judge on the reality show when Payne and One Direction were discovered.

The musical duo known as Jedward, made up of John and Edward Grimes, who also rose to fame after The X Factor, were among those who mourned Payne’s death.

“Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear and the entire One Direction family,” they wrote on X.

Charlie Puth, who worked with Payne on the 2017 song “Bedroom Floor,” wrote on Instagram: “I’m in shock right now.”

“Liam was always so nice to me. He was one of the first great artists I had the opportunity to work with. I can’t believe he’s gone,” Puth wrote. “I’m so upset right now, may he rest in peace.” In the days before Payne’s death, his ex-fiancée Maya Henry claimed the musician had repeatedly contacted her and her relatives. “Since we broke up he’s been messaging me and will blow up my phone, not just from his phone, it’s always from different phone numbers so I never know where it’s coming from,” she said in a TikTok -Video from October. 6.

The Daily Mail spoke to their lawyers and said that Henry Payne had issued a cease and desist letter. Their lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The 23-year-old, whose relationship with Payne ended in 2022, wrote a novel called “Looking Forward” about a girl who falls in love with a charming pop star. The book contains a content warning because it deals with abortion, abuse, violence, self-harm, drug abuse, and eating disorders. She said it was “inspired by true events.”