The X Factor star died aged just 31 in mid-October, following a plunge from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel in Argentina.

Liam Payne’s closest confidant Roger Nores has offered an insight into the One Direction star’s haunting final few months. The ITV The X Factor star died aged just 31 in mid-October, following a plunge from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel in Argentina.

In the wake of his death, Roger – a businessman – has discussed the Wolverhampton singer and West Bromwich Albion fan’s tragic final few months. Roger revealed how his close pal had overdosed in May 2024, being rushed to hospital and resuscitated before a stay in intensive care in a critical condition.

Roger claimed that after Liam was discharged from hospital, dad Geoff Payne pushed for the star to be sectioned. “Originally, they tried to have him sectioned for 90 days. That ended up getting cut down to 30 days. But Liam talked his way out after just three,” he said. Liam reportedly made a major effort to turn his life around, after Roger claimed that he found him an addiction specialist and a team of medical professionals.

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“He did four months sober,” Roger said, adding that Liam started going to the gym every day and “really looking after himself.” He added: “It wasn’t easy. He required 24-hour attention. Anyone who’s looked after an addict knows that it isn’t straightforward. It was draining, but I wanted to do it – that’s what friends are for.

“After four months, I truly believed he had turned a corner – but then everything went wrong.” Roger claimed that Liam’s battle for sobriety went downhill after being encouraged to return to Manchester in August to appear in upcoming Netflix show Building The Band.

Liam “knew too many people in the UK; it would be too easy for him to relapse,” Roger said. The pair eventually reunited in south America on October 13, just days before Liam’s tragic death.

“He told me he wanted to marry Kate. We discussed ideas for his proposal and then he asked me to be best man. ‘You’ll have to do a speech,’ he joked, but he told me it would be fun,” Roger said.