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Harry Styles opens up about dealing with grief following the passing of Liam Payne

 

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<p>Harry Styles opened up about how he dealt with grief following the passing of his fellow One Direction member Liam Payne.</p><p>In an interview on Apple Music&#x27;s <em>The Zane Lowe Show,</em> the singer admitted that it was initially difficult to speak about Liam&#x27;s death. </p><p>&quot;I mean, full transparency, it&#x27;s like something that I, even the idea of talking about it, like I struggle with that a little bit even,” he confessed.</p><p>The &quot;Aperture&quot; hitmaker recalled: &quot;I think there was a period when he passed away where I really struggled with kind of like acknowledging how strange it is to have people kind of like own part of your grief in a way.&quot;</p><p>Harry pointed out that his feelings about Liam&#x27;s passing cut deep, but he had difficulty communicating that with other people.</p><p>&quot;I have such strong feelings around my friend passing away. And then suddenly being aware of that there&#x27;s maybe a desire from other people of you to convey that in some way, or it means you&#x27;re not feeling what you&#x27;re feeling or something,” he stated.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-44" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVW5lPOCJ3b/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A44%2C%22os%22%3A28926556%2C%22ls%22%3A62366.29999998212%2C%22le%22%3A62637.79999998212%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="567" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-44" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Reflecting on the passing of a close friend like Liam, Harry said: &quot;It&#x27;s so difficult to lose a friend who was so like you in so many ways. It&#x27;s like I saw someone with the kindest heart who just wanted to be great,&quot; he said.</p><p>Harry shared that losing a friend made him reevaluate his life. &quot;It was a really important moment for me in terms of taking a look at my life and being able to say to myself, &#x27;Okay, what do I want to do with my life? How do I want to live my life?&#x27;&quot; he said. &quot;And I think the greatest way you can honor your friends who passed away is by living your life to the fullest.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/10/16/one-direction-member-liam-payne-dies-at-31-after-fall-in-argentina-650"><strong><u>READ: One Direction member Liam Payne dies at 31 after fall in Argentina</u></strong></a></div><p>Liam passed away in October 2024 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.</p><p>Harry and Liam alongside Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik was formed as members of One Direction through <em>The X Factor </em>in 2010. They released their debut single &quot;What Makes You Beautiful&quot; in 2011.</p>

<p>Harry shared that losing a friend made him reevaluate his life.</p>

Harry shared that losing a friend made him reevaluate his life.