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X Factor stars Dermot O’Leary and Olly Murs lead tributes to Liam Payne as the show shares statement

Former X Factor stars and celebrities have shared tributes for Liam Payne, who died on Wednesday after falling from his hotel balcony.

Dermot also discussed the heartbreaking loss on This Morning and addressed just how tragic it is to lose the star at such a young age and added that his thoughts and prayers are with Cheryl and Liam’s son Bear. “Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his Family and of course his son Bear losing a dad x am thinking of them! Marvin Humes, who shot to fame in boy band JLS before One Direction were put together on the show, shared a snap with Liam and gushed: “We instantly clicked and looked at him as a little brother.

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