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Liam Payne’s ex-fiancée reveals she had an abortion she didn’t want to have

Maya Henry is releasing her debut novel 'Looking Forward,' which she says is based on "true events," and talks to PEOPLE about her "painful" abortion experience.

But on Feb. 29, Henry’s page offered something different: the cover of a new novel called Looking Forward, a project she said was inspired by personal journals written during the pandemic, when she was in the midst of a relationship with former One Direction singer Liam Payne. One in three women have experienced some form of physical violence by a partner — and though Henry, 23, does not accuse the musician of abusing her, it’s a topic she explores in Looking Forward via her main character Mallory, an aspiring young model smitten by a sweet-talking British pop star. Henry doesn’t offer specifics as to what prompted her to say goodbye; Mallory in Looking Forward ultimately breaks things off with Oliver after she discovers he sent explicit messages to other people, then berates her after she confronts him.

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