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Ex-SAS star Ant Middleton emotionally says Liam Payne ‘was like a younger brother to me’ - after star's shock death


Ant Middleton, who travelled across Namibia with Liam Payne for their programme, Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking, paid tribute to his "good friend"

The ex-Special Forces soldier described the former One Direction singer as “a good friend of mine” after the pair journeyed through Namibia for the programme Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking. Ant said during a live interview on Australia’s The Morning Show that it was “the first time hearing” of Liam’s death at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Liam has tragically died aged 31 (Image: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock)"And when we did our special together in Namibia I could relate with that because when I left the military I sort of lost my sense of belonging.

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