Zayn Malik is ‘surrounded by his loved ones’ as the former One Direction star grapples with shock and heartbreak following the tragic death of fellow bandmate Liam Payne in Argentina. At just 31, Payne was found dead with “multiple traumas and excessive bleeding” after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

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.

Liam Payne, a former member of the hit boyband One Direction, has died at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel in Argentina, local officials told Argentine media. Payne joined Harry Styles, Niall Horan,