{"id":373662,"date":"2026-08-27T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/liam-paynes-cousin-says-he-was-let-down-by-the-music-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:00:20","slug":"liam-paynes-cousin-says-he-was-let-down-by-the-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/liam-paynes-cousin-says-he-was-let-down-by-the-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne&#8217;s cousin says he was &#8216;let down&#8217; by the music industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RkYzz0fGzxo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne's cousin says he was 'let down' by the music industry\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RkYzz0fGzxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Liam Payne&#8217;s cousin has revealed that the popstar &quot;didn&#8217;t feel very loved&quot;, in the weeks before his death.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;[It] is ironic for a superstar because he has a million people plus who love him,&quot; said Ross Harris in an exclusive interview with Good Morning Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The singer died aged 31 in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>Ross had missed a call from Liam earlier that same day.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think my phone must have been face down and we were recording, and yeah, just completely missed it,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;And then I think I probably saw it maybe an hour or two later. I was like, &#8216;oh, I&#8217;ll call him back when we&#8217;re done&#8217;. And then I tried to call, but I think he was already gone by that point.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Ross had encouraged his cousin&#8217;s love of music at an early age, teaching him songs on the piano &#8211; something he now says he would change if he could go back in time.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Hindsight&#8217;s a beautiful, awful thing where if I could go back, I would change absolutely everything,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been affected by any of the issues in this report you can find support and advice at itv.com\/helplines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Payne&#8217;s cousin has revealed that the popstar &quot;didn&#8217;t feel very loved&quot;, in the weeks before his death. &quot;[It] is ironic for a superstar because he has a million people plus who love him,&quot; said Ross Harris in an exclusive interview with Good Morning Britain. 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