Nicole Scherzinger ‘will forever cherish and treasure the time’ with Liam Payne

Nicole Scherzinger helped to make Liam Payne famous and now she’s paying tribute to him.

Nicole Scherzinger was a part of Liam Payne’s career rise and now she’s paying tribute to him. Payne died recently after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31. The group that made him famous, One Direction, was formed on the UK reality competition show “The X Factor,” while Scherzinger was a judge. She took to social media on Thursday to write: “Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and treasure the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, right up until just a few weeks ago.” “It was such a blessing to get to work with you recently,” her post continued. “We shared the same love and passion for music and I will forever remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had.” Scherzinger added that it’s “been so hard to process that you’re no longer here, but I am grateful to have known your kind heart, sweet soul and character.”