Perrie Edwards has always been closely connected to the One Direction boys.
Her band Little Mix, alongside Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Jesy Nelson, rose to fame in a similar fashion to One Direction, and Perrie was even engaged to former One Direction member Zayn Malik for a time.
So, it’s no surprise that the news of Liam Payne’s death hit her hard. She opened up about her feelings on a podcast, describing the news as “heartbreaking” and expressing disbelief that it was real.
Liam tragically passed away at the age of 31 on October 16th after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina.
Fans mourned Liam’s death, particularly given his public struggles with mental health, a reality that Perrie also deeply related to, alongside her own battles with anxiety.
On Fearne Cotton’s ‘Happy Place’ podcast, Perrie expressed that she felt “weird” about Liam’s death and found it “absolutely devastating.”
“I think it just feels weird, it’s just so sad. It’s so heartbreaking, and my heart honestly hurts for his family, his friends, Cheryl, and his little boy.
“It’s just absolutely devastating, and I can’t even imagine how they must be feeling right now.”
Perrie also shared that she initially struggled to believe the news when it broke and sought comfort from her fellow Little Mix members.
“I didn’t think it was real when I read it, and it’s a very weird space, and I think it’s in the air, everyone can feel it, it’s really sad. Us girls were messaging, and I think Leigh-Anne was like, ‘It’s very close to home’, our careers were very aligned.”
“We had a relationship with them [One Direction], and it’s honestly so sad, like it made my body feel weird when I saw the headlines, I was like that can’t be real,” Perrie went on to say on the podcast. “It shakes you up, it’s just blooming awful, and all of our hearts go out to his family. It’s an unthinkable thing to have to go through.”
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