Liam Payne’s ex-partner has shared a heartwarming message he sent to her weeks before his tragic death.
The former One Direction star passed away at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday (16 October).
Model Danielle Peazer worked as a dancer when Payne was on The X Factor, as the pair dated from 2010 to 2013.
Danielle Peazer was a former partner of Liam Payne (PA)
She was five years his senior when they first met, he was 17 and she was 22.
In an Instagram post on Sunday (20 October), she said Payne congratulated her on her recent relationship.
She urged fans to see him not just as a ‘world famous musician for the last decade’, but as ‘someone’s son and brother for more than 30 years, a friend to so many and more recently an uncle’.
She added: “His most important role and something he was the most proud of out of all of his monumental successes was that he was a father.
“The thought that there is a now a child growing up without one of their parents is heartbreaking and unfair.
Danielle Peazer and Liam Payne dated for three years (Instagram/@daniellepeazer)
“To Liam’s son Bear, as well as his parents and sisters, my love, thoughts and strength goes to you.
“The magnitude of this loss is incomprehensible and I will continue to support you in any way I am able to.”
Peazer said ‘our relationship may have ended back in 2013’, but ‘we always knew we’d have some sort of connection forever, no matter where our individual lives took us’.
“It took a little longer for you to figure out the person you wanted to be in order to be your happiest, but whilst most of us have our teens and twenties to learn about ourselves, you spent those years giving more to the world than you ever needed to,” her tribute read.
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The dancer often ‘hoped and prayed that this day would never come. But now we’re all facing the reality of living a life without your presence’.
She ended her post with: “Thank you for teaching me about the importance of setting boundaries, and that I should always protect my heart.
“Receiving a message from you a couple of weeks ago expressing your happiness for the love I found with (partner) Sonny (Jay) and (daughter) Mia is something I’ll cherish forever.
“I’m sorry your story didn’t end differently, and I’m sorry you didn’t ever get to share more of your magic with the world. Rest easy my friend. Love Danielle x.”
Peazer is currently in a relationship radio DJ Jay, who won Dancing On Ice in 2021.