The sister of the late One Direction star Liam Payne has spoken of her profound sorrow upon learning that a part of his old secondary school is being demolished.
A Sister's Grief Over Changing Landscapes
Ruth Gibbins, Liam Payne's elder sister, expressed her heartbreak in a social media post. She revealed that a section of the senior school both she and her brother attended in Wolverhampton is scheduled to be knocked down.
In a poignant message shared on her Instagram Story, she wrote about the vivid memory of Liam waiting by her locker to ask for money. "Feels like all of him is being removed from the planet," Ruth stated. She described the pain of seeing places from their shared past change, emphasising that her brother is not here to witness those changes. She poignantly summed up the ongoing feeling of loss as "a thousand tiny losses every single day."
Legacy of a Pop Star
The news comes in the wake of the tragic death of Liam Payne last year. The singer passed away at the age of 31 after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina. His passing sent shockwaves through the music world and left his family, friends, and global fanbase in mourning.
A Girlfriend's Vow to Keep His Memory Alive
This school demolition news follows an emotional declaration from Liam's girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. The 26-year-old influencer was moved to tears in a recent TikTok video, stating she will always love the late star.
"Whoever I end up with in my future will have to accept the fact that I will always love Liam," Cassidy asserted. She explained that Liam was not just a famous figure to her, but her boyfriend and best friend, someone she believed she would spend her life with.
Addressing criticism for speaking about him, she said it "hurts so bad" to be judged for talking about the person she loved. Cassidy vowed never to settle for anyone uncomfortable with her discussing Liam.
She shared a powerful reflection on grief, referencing a saying that a person dies twice: once physically and again when people stop speaking about them. "I'm not going to have Liam die twice on me," she declared. "I will love him forever."
The demolition of a physical place linked to Liam Payne's youth has thus triggered a fresh wave of emotion for his loved ones, highlighting how the process of grieving intertwines with the changing world around them.
