Liam Payne’s Sister Says She Learned of One Direction Singer’s Death From the News: ‘I Went Cold’

Liam Payne’s sister shared a glimpse into the way the One Direction singer’s family is handling their grief less than a week after his tragic death in Argentina.

Nicola Payne, one of Liam’s elder sisters, wrote a public letter to her late brother on Monday, five days after the “Teardrops” musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16. It turns out, she learned about Liam’s death at age 31 from a news notification.

“I have posted about Liam and his achievements over the years with a proud sister alert and that has stood then, now and always,” she wrote on Instagram.