Kelly Osbourne opened up about her bond with the late Liam Payne, telling Us Weekly in her cover story that his demise “hit laborious.”
Information broke earlier this month that Payne fell to his death from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the age of 31. A preliminary post-mortem revealed that the One Route alum suffered a number of accidents involving “inside and exterior hemorrhage.” It was additionally reported that Payne had multiple drugs, together with “pink cocaine,” in his system.
Someday forward of Payne’s sudden demise, he spoke with Osbourne, 40. Through the dialog, the TV character instructed Us that Payne “was in a very good place.”
“He was checking on me to be sure that I used to be OK,” Osbourne recalled to Us. “The truth that there was no one there for him simply completely breaks my coronary heart.”
Payne is survived by his dad and mom, his two older sisters and his 7-year-old son, Bear, whom he shared with ex Cheryl Cole. On the time of his demise, Payne was alone in Argentina. He had traveled to South America with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who left a number of days earlier. (A supply instructed Us earlier this month that Cassidy, 25, felt “immense guilt” leaving city with out Payne.)
Amid Payne’s demise, many celebrities — together with Kelly’s mom, Sharon Osbourne — have shared heartfelt condolences.
“Liam, my coronary heart aches. All of us allow you to down,” Sharon, 72, wrote by way of Instagram on October 17. “The place was this business whenever you wanted them? You have been only a child whenever you entered one of many hardest industries on this planet. Who was in your nook? Relaxation in peace, my pal.”
Whereas talking with Us, Kelly concurred along with her mom’s remarks.
Kelly and Payne every struggled with habit by their respective years within the highlight. The “Strip That Down” singer had been candid about his challenges with alcoholism, resulting in a 2023 rehab keep. Later that very same yr, Payne confirmed he was 100 days sober.
Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Kelly Osbourne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Kinds Christopher Polk/Getty Photographs
Kelly, in the meantime, has been sober since 2021 after years of wrestle.
“It’s a rocky highway for me,” Kelly admitted in her Us cowl story. “Most days are nice, however from time to time, I’ll get one actually unhealthy day the place it’s laborious to drag myself out. My pure routine intuition is to numb myself as a result of I don’t need to see the ache and I don’t need to really feel unworthy. I can simply hibernate.”
She continued, “However, you possibly can’t do this when you might have a child. You completely can’t. Discovering different methods of getting by these laborious days may be tough generally.”
Kelly, who shares 23-month-old son Sidney with boyfriend Sid Wilson, additional instructed Us that treatment “saved [her] life.”
For extra from Kelly’s cowl story, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.
For those who or somebody you understand is combating substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Companies Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
