Inside Liam Payne's Final Days: Watching His One Direction Bandmate Perform and Vacationing in Argentina

Mar. 15, 2025

In the hours leading up to his death on Oct. 16,Liam Payneshared highlights of his Buenos Aires vacation on Snapchat. Less than an hour after he posted his last image, reports emerged thathe died after a fall from a balcony, which PEOPLE confirmed. Payne was 31 years old.

Payne had been in Argentina since at least early October, when he attended the concert of hisformer One Direction bandmate,Niall Horan, in the capital.

His final photo was a shirtless mirror selfie with girlfriend Kate Cassidy that was actually takena year earlierand not from their Argentina vacation.

Liam Payne’s Snapchat from Oct. 16.Liam Payne/Snapchat

Liam Payne/Snapchat

Earlier this month, on Oct. 2, Payne had attended Horan’sThe Show: Live on Tourconcert at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne’s Snapchat from Oct. 16 featuring Kate Cassidy.Liam Payne/Snapchat

Ahead of the show, Payne posted videos on Snapchat and said that he was heading to Argentina to see Horan perform with Cassidy.

In a clip shared onX (formerly Twitter), he suggested that he and Horan, 31, would have a conversation after the show. “I think we might just go and say hello. It’s been a while since me and Niall have spoken. We’ve got a lot to talk about. And I would like to square up a couple of things with the boy. No bad vibes or anything like that. But just,um, we need to talk.”

The former bandmates were able to reunite at Horan’s concert per photos on Payne’s Snapchat.

Payne’s trip came after news that he was set to collaborate withNicole Scherzinger,Kelly RowlandandAJ McLeanfor Netflix’s musical competition seriesBuilding the Band.He and Rowland were going to be judges, while McLean was named as the host. Scherzinger will be a mentor and judge in the series, which follows individual singers as they attempt to form the next greatest band without ever seeing each other.

PEOPLE reached out to Netflix to ask about the future of the show in the wake of Payne’s death.

The singer’s personal life was also at the forefront during his final days. In May, hisex-fiancée Maya Henryopened up to PEOPLE abouther recollections of their relationship and her “painful” abortion.

Henry’s fictional book, following the relationship between young model Mallory and a British pop star, contained sensitive material like abortion, abuse, violence, self-harm, substance abuse and eating disorders. While Henry told PEOPLE “obviously the book is fiction,” she said she “drew inspiration [from my real life].”

Liam Payne in 2023.Jeff Spicer/Getty

Jeff Spicer/Getty

Just one week before Payne’s death, Henry reportedly issued a cease-and-desist order to Payne after she alleged he repeatedly contacted her, per theDaily Mail.A lawyer for Henry did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

“Ever since we broke up, he messages me, blows up my phone … always from different phone numbers,” Henry said onTikTokabout Payne, whom she didn’t name but associated with “One Direction fans.”

“He’ll create new iCloud accounts to message me,” she claimed.

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Argentine news channelTNwas first to report the news.

source: people.com