I'm Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter: Liam Payne's tragic death is a reminder of demons that killed my family

Decades aft nan suicides of Ernest and Margaux Hemingway, Liam Payne's death is serving arsenic a stark reminder of nan disfigured broadside to fame - particularly for 1 of nan writer's surviving family members.

Hemingway's granddaughter Mariel Hemingway, 51, can't thief but bespeak connected nan heartbreaking similarities betwixt nan One Direction prima and her sister Margaux successful particular.

Once nan world's highest paid model, Margaux took her ain life successful 1996 pursuing a years-long conflict pinch constituent maltreatment and depression, which her sister says was compounded by her stardom. 

'I americium incredibly saddened by nan nonaccomplishment of Liam Payne,' Mariel told nan DailyMail.com. 

'His tragic passing has brought to ray nan aggravated pressures that celebrities face, particularly successful nan intermezo industry, wherever intelligence wellness struggles are often hidden down nan façade of fame.'

Payne, 31, fell to his decease from nan 3rd level pavilion into nan courtyard of nan Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires past Wednesday.

Preliminary results from toxicology tests of Payne's remains recovered traces of cocaine, benzodiazepine, ace cocaine and 'pink cocaine' — a operation of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA.

The popstar had besides antecedently discussed really he struggled pinch his meteoric emergence to fame astatine nan property of 16, detailing his intelligence wellness struggles.

He admitted to abusing alcohol, 'because location was nary different measurement to get your caput astir what was going on'. 

As a successful character successful her ain correct who has astatine times struggled pinch her personage status, Mariel empathizes pinch nan precocious popular star.

'Liam had agelong been unfastened astir his battles pinch intelligence health, constituent abuse, and nan overwhelming accent that fame brought him,' she explained.

'From his clip pinch One Direction to his solo career, Payne struggled pinch depression, intoxicant dependency, and moreover suicidal ideation, issues that were exacerbated by nan pressures of world stardom and nan deficiency of individual state during his formative years successful nan band.' 

Mariel has besides knowledgeable nan tragic consequences of this unit firsthand pursuing her sister's death.

Margaux changeable to fame successful nan 1970s arsenic a model, appearing connected nan screen of Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Time mag earlier going connected to person a successful acting career.

She was erstwhile described arsenic 'the look of a generation'. But down nan sparkling façade, she was battling her ain demons, including alcoholism and bulimia.

In 1996 astatine nan property of 41, her struggles sewage nan champion of her and she took a fatal overdose of barbiturates.

Her severely decomposed assemblage was discovered astatine her California location by her heartbroken friends.

'There wasn't thief backmost past for Margaux successful nan '70s and '80s,' Mariel explained. 'Our consciousness wasn't what it is now. 

'I person spoken openly astir my family's struggles pinch intelligence health, including my sister Margaux's challenges. 

'I person often expressed that during nan early years successful show business, location was very small consciousness aliases support for intelligence health, particularly successful nan intermezo industry.

'Margaux did not person nan benignant of intelligence wellness attraction and support that would beryllium much accessible today.' 

Her termination followed successful nan footsteps of her literate elephantine grandfather, who infamously killed himself pinch a double-barreled shotgun successful 1961, conscionable months aft Mariel was born. 

'The pressures of Hollywood and nan bequest of intelligence wellness issues successful my family compounded nan difficulties my sister and I some faced,' Mariel said.

'There is an unthinkable request for greater consciousness and intelligence wellness resources.'

Mariel has elaborate her struggles successful 2 candid books that picture her difficulties increasing up in a celebrated family haunted by depression, alcoholism, unwellness and suicide. 

She recovered different ways to header pinch nan struggle and became OCD and obsessive astir her food, schedule and organization.

Today, she has mostly moved past her issues and advocates for greater protections for those successful nan industry.

'This calamity underscores nan urgent request for amended intelligence wellness support wrong nan intermezo industry,' Mariel said of Payne's death.

'While nan euphony manufacture has made strides successful acknowledging nan intelligence wellness of artists, it is clear that much robust support systems are necessary. 

 'Payne's decease serves arsenic a poignant reminder that moreover successful nan world of glamour and success, intelligence wellness struggles must beryllium addressed pinch care, understanding, and timely intervention.'

'It is important that nan manufacture continues to prioritize nan intelligence well-being of its artists, offering them nan support and resources they request to navigate nan pressures of fame. 

'May his psyche remainder successful bid and his family find solace successful nan memories they made together.'