Harry Styles’ mother’s heart-breaking reaction to tragic death of Liam Payne

Anne Twist, the mother of Harry Styles, took to social media on Wednesday night to express her sadness at the heartbreaking news of Liam Payne’s passing. As the mother of one of Payne’s former bandmates, Twist had watched closely as Payne grew up alongside her son during their years in One Direction.

Payne: “Just a boy...”

She shared an image of a broken heart on her Instagram account and alongside the picture, she wrote, “Just a boy...”, a brief yet powerful tribute to the young man who had been part of their shared journey in the music industry.

As yet, we have not heard publicly from Harry Styles himself but clearly this must be a tremendously difficult time for everyone close to the English singer.