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Perrie Edwards cancels BBC Radio 1 performance as a mark of respect to former X Factor co-star Liam Payne after his tragic death at 31


The singer, 31, was due to feature on the station's Live Lounge on Friday, but pulled out on Thursday morning.

The duo rose to fame after they both auditioned for The X Factor in 2011, Perrie went on to form Little Mix alongside Leigh-Anne, Jade Thirlwall and Jesy Nelson, with Liam joining One Direction. Perrie Edwards has cancelled her upcoming BBC Radio 1 performance as a mark of respect to her former X Factor co-star Liam Payne after his tragic death (pictured in June) Further posts from the final moments of the star's life showed him enjoying lunch in his hotel room, where he revealed the pair had been 'waking up at 1pm every day' and deciding on Forest Gump as a Halloween costume.

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