Heartbreaking videos show Liam Payne chatting to fans and comparing tattoos outside hotel days before tragic death at 31
DEVASTATING videos show Liam Payne comparing tattoos and talking with fans outside his hotel just days before his tragic death.
The One Direction star, 31, died after falling from the third floor of the upmarket Casa Sur Hotel yesterday, leaving his loyal fans in shock.
Liam took time to make his fans’ dreams come true earlier in the week, posing for pictures, signing autographs and listening to their stories.
One fan credited Liam with “saving my life” and grew emotional meeting his hero.
It prompted Liam to give the man a hug, before they compared the matching arrow tattoos on their arms.
In another clip, Liam, who was wearing a checked shirt and graffitied jeans, sang in Spanish to a female fan after she asked if he’d been listening to any local music.
There was also a montage of the smiling pop star meeting and greeting supporters, some of who mirrored his smile while others broke down in tears.
His demeanour in the clips is a far cry from the reports emerging of “erratic behaviour” in the hours before his death.
A 911 call was made by a frantic hotel manager requesting “urgent” assistance before Liam died.
He was staying at Hotel CasaSur in the neighbourhood of Palermo – where crowds of fans flocked to pay their respects as news of the singer’s death spread.
Argentinian police said they were called to the hotel on Wednesday after staff reported an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol”.
The head of reception made two calls, telling a 911 operator in the first: “We have a guest who is destroying everything in his room. We need someone to come.”
He phoned back after the line went dead, repeating his request and claiming: “We need you to send someone urgently because I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger.
“They must be in a room that has a balcony. And well, we’re a little bit worried he’ll do something, that he’ll put his life at risk.”
Witnesses at the hotel reported Liam smashed his laptop and he had even had to be carried back to his room, according to TMZ.
Cops found Liam dead in the hotel’s inner courtyard at around 5pm local time (9pm UK time) when they arrived.
It comes as:
- One Direction fans held candlelit vigils outside the hotel
- The singer posted on Snapchat just minutes before his death
- Rylan Clark and Dermot O’Leary paid tribute to the star
- Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry broke her silence after his death
- His girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a message before he died
- Harry Styles’ mum paid heartbreaking tribute to the star
The singer was in Buenos Aires for pal and former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan’s tour.
Liam had shared a post on Snapchat only minutes before his death showing himself with girlfriend Kate Cassidy looking into a mirror.
Tributes have poured in for the singer with celebrities and fans alike sharing their heartbreak.
Harry Styles’ mum shared a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram writing in the caption: “Just a boy…”.
And Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry was ” in shock” in the wake of the tragic news.