Bandmate told Tomlinson of Payne tragedy

LOUIS Tomlinson has revealed Niall Horan informed him about the death of the pair's former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, saying “we all looked up to him".

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The 33-year-old said Payne had been pushing for a reunion of the band, which also included Harry Styles and Zayn Malik.

Payne died at the age of 31 in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Speaking to host Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Tomlinson said he was in Los Angeles when he first heard of Payne's death.