Simon Cowell at Liam Payne's funeral hugging the star's family and Liam Payne smiling
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‘Devastated’ Simon Cowell ‘sobbed’ after hearing Liam Payne had died: ‘They were like his babies’

Liam fell to his death in October, aged 31

The death of Liam Payne left Simon Cowell in pieces, his pal Sinitta has revealed, with the star declaring that the One Direction boys were “like his babies”.

The group shot to fame on Simon’s show The X Factor in 2010. At the singer’s funeral, Simon was seen in floods of tears, being consoled by Liam’s devastated parents.

Now, the music mogul’s close friend Sinitta has shared just how heartbroken Simon was when he heard about Liam’s death.

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Liam Payne smiling against a blue glitter backdrop
Liam Payne fell to his death in October (Credit: Splash News)

Simon Cowell inconsolable over death of Liam Payne

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Nancy Brown
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