Nicole Scherzinger says she is 'heartbroken' over Liam Payne's death in first interview since his passing

Nicole Scherzinger said she was 'heartbroken' over Liam Payne's daze decease successful her first question and reply since he passed past week.

The 46-year-old performer appeared on Good Morning America successful New York City connected Friday morning to chat up her domiciled arsenic Norma Desmond successful nan philharmonic Sunset Boulevard and her portion successful Moana 2.

It is besides nan first clip she has been seen since revealing connected societal media that she was texting nan One Direction vocalist connected nan time he died.

Nicole has a agelong history pinch Liam arsenic she helped prosecute him for One Direction and she was besides moving connected a caller show called Building The Band pinch him. 

The erstwhile Pussycat Doll wore a form-fitting sleeveless cocoa brownish dress, pointy brownish precocious heels and gold-rimmed sunglasses pinch her acheronian hairsbreadth worn down. 

While connected GMA, she said astir Liam.

'Liam and I were rather close,' Scherzinger said connected nan program.

'And so, yeah, I'm heartbroken. I'm heartbroken for Liam. I'm heartbroken for his family and his loved ones and his fans,' she continued. 

'Liam ever led pinch his bosom and pinch kindness, and I really dream that's really he'll ever beryllium remembered.'

She was integral successful putting One Direction together erstwhile she appeared arsenic a judge connected nan X Factor in 2010.

In her Instagram note, Nicole said she will 'forever cherish and treasure' nan clip they had together.

Liam, 31, died past week aft falling 45ft from nan 3rd level into nan courtyard of nan Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, leaving fans of nan set from each astir nan world distraught. 

And taking to Instagram pinch a beaming image of herself, Liam and Kelly Rowland, Nicole penned: 'Dear Liam, I will everlastingly cherish and wealth nan clip we shared together, from 15 years agone erstwhile One Direction was born, correct up until conscionable a fewer weeks ago.'

The 3 had wrapped filming for caller Netflix show Building The Band conscionable 2 months earlier his tragic decease successful Argentina.

She continued successful her post: 'It was specified a blessing to get to activity pinch you recently. We shared nan aforesaid emotion and passion for euphony and I will everlastingly retrieve nan meaningful and joyful conversations we had.

'It's been truthful difficult to process that you're nary longer here, but I americium grateful to person known your benignant heart, saccharine psyche and character.

'You brought truthful overmuch joy, light, and laughter to nan lives of those that genuinely knew you. I will 'miss you' my friend and transportation you successful my heart. My thoughts and prayers are pinch your family.'

Meanwhile Nicole has been praised by theatre guru Andrew Lloyd Webber for retaining her composure and still making it connected shape for nan property nighttime of Sunset Blvd connected New York's Broadway conscionable hours aft she heard Liam had fatally fallen from his edifice balcony.

Andrew told Billboard magazine: 'One point astir Nicole is that erstwhile she's committed to something, she is nan astir unthinkable institution personnel and leader of immoderate performer I know.

'And do you cognize what? I suppose thing that hasn't been said, and I suppose I could say, is that of people she mentored Liam, from One Direction.

'On nan Wednesday erstwhile he died, she was still texting him that day, and [that evening] nan reviewers came successful [to Sunset], she'd conscionable heard that he died.

'And nan truth that she moreover did nan show astatine each is extraordinary. I mean she is an amazing, astonishing woman.

'She is without immoderate mobility 1 of nan finest performers I've ever worked with.'

Netflix person still yet to corroborate nan early of Liam's caller show pursuing nan tragedy, aft reports that filming wrapped pinch 3 unrecorded shows changeable successful beforehand of an assemblage astatine Aviva Studios successful Manchester successful precocious August.

The show finds talented singers from crossed nan federation and places them successful groups based solely connected philharmonic compatibility, connection, and merit.

The contestants person complete power each measurement of nan measurement but nan judges - Liam Nicole and Kelly - are eager to spot really good each vocalist performs nether nan unit of lights, cameras, choreographs and audiences.

Liam fell 45ft from a third-floor pavilion into nan courtyard of nan Casa Sur Hotel successful Argentina's superior connected Wednesday, earlier medics confirmed his death. 

The prima had arrived successful South America pinch his woman Kate Cassidy connected September 30, staying successful Argentina for 2 weeks aft only readying to walk 'five days' location .

Police were called to nan edifice pursuing reports of an 'aggressive man who could beryllium nether nan power of narcotics aliases alcohol'.

Shortly afterwards, workers heard a large sound successful nan hotel's courtyard earlier nan Wolverhampton-born singer's assemblage was discovered conscionable aft 5pm section time.

Shocked fans gathered extracurricular aft constabulary cordoned disconnected nan area pinch forensic investigators seen entering and exiting successful achromatic protective suits and bluish gloves.

The prima was said to person been 'acting erratically successful nan edifice lobby and smashed his laptop' earlier he 'had to beryllium carried backmost to his room', according to section media.

Following a toxicology study connected Monday it has now been revealed Liam had traces of a operation of narcotics successful his system – including 'pink cocaine'. 

Argentine constabulary and prosecutors investigating nan calamity are treating it arsenic an 'inconclusive death' - arsenic they proceed to hunt nan supplier trader who supplied him that night. 

Preliminary results from toxicology tests of Liam remains person found traces of cocaine, benzodiazepine, ace cocaine and 'pink cocaine' - which is simply a operation of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA.

While tests connected nan substances – achromatic powder, traces of chemic crystals and medicine medicines - recovered astatine his suite astatine nan boutique edifice continue, results from a station mortem of his assemblage person been completed. 

It wished that nan vocalist died instantly from aggregate injuries aft falling 45ft from nan 3rd floor.