Zayn Malik is grieving the loss of his late One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne. Payne devastatingly died at age 31 on Wednesday, October 16, after falling from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires,

Zayn Malik is in 'absolute bits' after the tragic death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Liam’s death was announced on Wednesday. The former One Direction hitmaker was holidaying in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he fell from the third floor of a hotel.

Liam Payne and Zayn Malik experienced a series of ups and downs over the years. Both musicians were thrust into the spotlight alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson while on The X Factor in 2010 to form One Direction.