Exploring the Friendship Timeline of Liam Payne and Harry Styles Beyond Their One Direction Years

Liam Payne, a former member of the iconic boy band One Direction, tragically passed away today in Argentina. According to reports from the BBC, he was staying at a hotel in Buenos Aires when he fell from his hotel room’s balcony. Following the news of his untimely death at the age of 31, Anne Twist, the mother of Harry Styles, was quick to pay her respects to the late singer.

Twist shared an image with a black background featuring a broken heart emoji on her Instagram account, accompanied by a poignant caption that simply read: “Just a boy…”

Liam and Harry first crossed paths in 2010 during their time on The X Factor. Soon after the show concluded, they became members of One Direction, forming a close friendship that endured even after the band’s disbandment in 2016.

In remembrance of Liam Payne’s life, let’s delve into the timeline detailing his friendship with fellow band member Harry Styles.

Exploring the Timeline of Harry Styles and Liam Payne’s Friendship

April 2013: A Playful Moment at the O2 Arena

On April 7, 2013, during a performance at London’s O2 Arena, Liam Payne humorously pulled down Harry Styles’s pants while singing “What Makes You Beautiful.” This cheeky moment left Styles blushing on stage, much to the excitement of the audience.

The playful incident established a lively camaraderie between the two singers.

October 2017: A Surprise Encounter in New York

In an exclusive interview with The Sun UK on October 20, 2017, Liam Payne reminisced about a recent chance meeting with Harry Styles in New York City. He shared:

“I bumped into him in The Bowery Hotel. He’s been through a rough time recently. God bless him, he was really happy to see me. The funniest thing was we didn’t really talk business. Dunkirk was out and all this was happening, and we just gave each other a big hug.”

Payne added:

“We didn’t say much but you could tell we were really happy to see each other. It was like touching home base.”

December 2019: Reuniting at the Jingle Bell Ball

During the Capital FM 2019 Jingle Bell Ball, both Liam Payne and Harry Styles took the stage as performers. Although Payne’s performance was earlier in the schedule, he stayed to support his friend during Styles’s set.

The two caught up backstage after their shows, with Payne later recalling on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen:

“We spoke about a number of things… It was good to see him, he was pretty much the same boy that I left him.”

June 2022: Harry’s Intuition about Liam

In June 2022, during an Instagram live session, Liam Payne brought up Harry Styles, noting their recent phone call. He expressed:

“He called me because he has a sixth sense for if I’m struggling or if one of us is in trouble, I feel like it.”

He continued:

“I spoke to him, and it was a really lovely catch-up actually. And I’ve got a lot of love for the man. He’s great, he’s really, really great.”

February 2023: Celebrating Styles’s Grammy Win

After Harry Styles won his first Grammy in February 2023, Liam Payne was among the first to extend his congratulations. He shared a striking black-and-white photo of Styles accepting his award on Instagram, writing:

“Wow… this image is really something to wake up to and when you write music like you do Harry you deserve every millisecond of that moment looking down smiling at the trophy you’ve earned… God bless you brother congratulations.”

Styles received the Best Pop Vocal Album award for his third studio album, Harry’s House.

According to The New York Post, at the time of his death, Payne was in Argentina to attend a concert by his former bandmate Niall Horan in Buenos Aires.

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