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Louis Tomlinson reveals exact moment Niall Horan told him of Liam Payne’s death

Louis Tomlinson reveals moment he found out that Liam Payne had died
  • Louis Tomlinson revealed that his former bandmate Niall Horan informed him of Liam Payne's death.
  • Tomlinson shared this information during an appearance on The Diary Of A CEO podcast on Thursday, 9 October 2025.
  • Liam Payne died on 16 October 2024, after falling from a balcony in Argentina.
  • Tomlinson expressed a similar feeling of grief and regret to that he experienced following his sister Félicité's accidental overdose in 2019.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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