Liam Payne‘s dad and mom Geoff and Karen hugged a heartbroken Simon Cowell as he sought to consolation them following their son’s funeral at this time.
The heartfelt embrace occurred exterior the church the place Payne was remembered in an emotional service following his tragic loss of life on the age of simply 31.
Cowell’s girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, stood at a distance away whereas the 65-year-old shared a non-public second with the grieving couple – who paid a last tribute to the beloved singer with a floral tribute beside his coffin spelling out the phrase ‘son’.
Payne discovered fame alongside his One Course bandmates when Cowell put them collectively to kind the group on ITV expertise present The X Think about 2010.
Harry Kinds, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have been additionally current on the service at this time alongside Ladies Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy, who was in a relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018.
Simon Cowell is comforted by Liam Payne’s father Geoff Payne (left) after the funeral at this time
Cheryl leaves the church at this time following the funeral service for her former accomplice Liam Payne
Louis Tomlinson leaves the church holding an order of service following the funeral at this time
Liam Payne’s father Geoff and mom Karen arrive for his or her son’s funeral service at this time
Liam Payne’s father Geoff and mom Karen stand exterior the church forward of at this time’s funeral
Liam Payne’s father Geoff stands exterior the church earlier than the funeral for his son at this time
Liam Payne’s coffin is introduced into the church as his father Geoff and mom Karen watch
Simon Cowell arrives on the church accompanied by his accomplice Lauren Silverman at this time
Simon Cowell (centre) and Lauren Silverman (proper) after the service
A horse-drawn carriage carried the darkish blue coffin with silver handles, which was topped with white roses, to the service on the church within the Residence Counties.
A purple floral tribute which learn ‘son’ and a blue tribute which mentioned ‘daddy’ have been additionally on the funeral carriage. Following the service, his coffin was carried to a black Jaguar hearse.
Bandmate Kinds, wearing black, arrived on the funeral in a BMW alongside Corden. Horan attended along with his girlfriend Amelia Woolley, whereas Malik arrived shortly after Tomlinson.
US influencer Ms Cassidy, arrived alongside Damian Hurley, the son of mannequin Elizabeth Hurley.
Ladies Aloud singers Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh, who wore lengthy black coats and sun shades, supported their bandmate Cheryl.
Capital radio DJs Chris Stark, Jordan North and Sian Welby all paid tribute, in addition to new BBC Radio 2 breakfast host Scott Mills, former skilled footballer Robbie Keane and broadcaster Adrian Chiles.
Harry Kinds leaves following the funeral for Liam Payne, his former One Course bandmate
Fellow One Course member Niall Horan additionally attended the funeral for Liam Payne
Zayn Malik, who wore a black jacket, jack shirt and darkish sun shades, leaves the service at this time
The horse drawn coffin of Liam Payne arrives on the church
The Order of Service featured a photograph of the singer smiling, titled ‘in loving reminiscence’
A floral tribute which spells the phrase ‘Daddy’ on the funeral
Individuals stand within the door of a church forward of the funeral service
JLS star and TV presenter Marvin Humes, who met Payne when he first auditioned for The X Issue in 2008, attended alongside his spouse, The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes.
Previous to the funeral beginning, dozens of locals and followers gathered to pay their last respects to Payne, who died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a lodge within the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Followers world wide held vigils in his reminiscence following his loss of life, whereas a shrine to the late star was created in his hometown of Wolverhampton.
He died of a number of traumas and ‘inside and exterior haemorrhage’, a autopsy examination report mentioned.
Following Payne’s loss of life, his One Course bandmates mentioned they have been ‘utterly devastated’ and can miss the singer ‘terribly’.
Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy was comforted by her good friend Damian Hurley at at this time’s service
Nicola Roberts, who was in Ladies Aloud with Cheryl, was additionally on the service at this time
Kimberley Walsh, a former member of Ladies Aloud, leaves by means of the churchyard at this time
Kinds and James Corden following the service, which was attended by family and friends
Bandmate Zayn Malik pictured on the funeral at this time
Payne’s coffin is carried out of the church by pallbearers following the service at this time
A floral association show of bowling pins was seen on the church
Liam Payne died on October 16 after falling from a lodge balcony in Buenos Aires
In a joint assertion, they mentioned they’d say extra in time however have been going to take a while to ‘grieve and course of the lack of our brother, who we cherished dearly’.
‘The recollections we shared with him can be treasured without end’, they added.
The singers additionally all mirrored on their recollections from their time collectively and their love for Payne in particular person statements.
After One Course went on indefinite hiatus in 2016, Payne launched a profitable solo profession, releasing his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid and Strip That Down that includes Quavo.
