Simon Cowell Details the Exact Moment He Found Out About Liam Payne's...
Simon Cowell recalled the shock of learning about Liam Payne's death while producing a docuseries and immediately sought to contact Payne's parents, highlighting their close bond.
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Simon Cowell Details Moment He Found Out About Liam Payne's Death: 'It's Just Shock'
Simon Cowell is recalling the moment he found out Liam Payne had died. In an interview with The New York Times, The X Factor creator and judge -- who helped form One Direction with Payne and his bandmates -- revealed how he learned about Payne's death, and shared his initial reaction. Payne unexpectedly passed away after fatally falling from his hotel balcony during a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, 2024. He was 31. "Somebody who…
Simon Cowell Recalls the Exact Moment He Found Out About Liam Payne’s ‘Awful’ Death and Reveals What He Did Next
The British singer died on Oct. 16, 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina Steve Granitz/FilmMagic;Jeff Spicer/Getty Simon Cowell; Liam PayneNEED TO KNOWSimon Cowell recalled the moment he learned of Liam Payne’s death while filming his docuseries, Simon Cowell: The Next Act“It’s very difficult to put into words how you feel. It’s just shock,” the former X Factor judge said of Payne, who died at 31Cowell met Payne when he was a 1…
Simon Cowell has shared the horrific moment when he learned the news of Liam Payne's death and how he desperately tried to contact the singer's parents. The X Factor boss, 66, told The Interview podcast by The New York Times that he was shocked and wasn't thinking clearly, adding that he just wanted to talk to Liam's mom and dad. There were very few ways to describe my feelings, other than just shock,” Simon said, recalling the news that Liam ha…
Simon Cowell recalls his first thoughts after learning of Liam Payne's death
Simon Cowell is reflecting on finding out that Liam Payne had passed away. The former One Direction singer died at age 31 after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina in October 2024. “Somebody who works with me very closely came into my room,” Cowell, 66, shared with The New York Times in an interview published Saturday. “I was up in the north of England, and I could tell by the look of her face that she was upset. She said, ‘Sit down,’ and s…
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