Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne Previously Spoke Out About Mental Health, Addiction & Sobriety Struggles Prior to Death
justjared.comLiam Payne previously opened up about his struggles with fame and addiction prior to his death on Wednesday (October 16).
The singer, who sadly died at 31, discussed hitting “rock bottom” while in One Direction in a conversation back in 2021, where he addressed alcoholism and suicidal ideation on The Diary of a CEO podcast. “I was worried how far my rock bottom was going to be.
Where’s rock bottom for me? And you would never have seen it. I’m very good at hiding it. No one would ever have seen it,” he said. “There is some stuff that I have definitely never, never spoken about.
It was really, really, really severe. And it was a problem. And it was only until I saw myself after that, I was like ‘Right, I need to fix myself,’” he continued. Keep reading to find out more… He recalled seeing unflattering pictures of himself on a boat:: “I was all bloated out… I call it my pills-and-booze face.
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