Harry styles re-evaluated his life following Liam Payne's death Harry Styles has spoken for the first time about his late friend Liam Payne's death. 5 March 2026 Liam Payne's death made Harry Styles rethink his life. Liam Payne and Harry Styles However, the 32-year-old singer soon realised that living his life to the "fullest" was the "greatest way" to honour his late One Direction bandmate Liam - who died aged 31 after he plunged from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, 2024.