Liam Payne's close friend reveals final text message conversation she had with him before his tragic death

Following the death of Liam Payne a friend has revealed the last conversation they had hours before his death.

The music world is still trying to adjust following the news of singer Liam Payne’s death on October 16.

Payne, who shot to fame was one of the members of boyband One Direction alongside Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.

Fans were left distraught after news broke Payne had died after falling from his hotel room balcony in Buenos Ares, Argentina.

An autopsy report has since revealed that the 31-year-old died from multiple traumas.

Tributes have continued to flood in from fans all over the world on social media, with fellow artists penning their own heartbroken messages to the singer.

His former bandmates have also written tribute messages to Payne.

Richards explained she and Payne would regularly speak (Sky News)

Since his death, fans have been curious about the last moments before Payne’s death and now a close friend of the star has spoken out about their final conversation.

Jodie Richards, who formerly taught Payne performing arts at Pink Productions in Wolverhampton, has said the pair would regularly speak on a near daily basis at one point.

Richards spoke with Sky News and said that Payne had texted her to touch base and check up on how everyone was in his hometown of Wolverhampton not long before his death.

In texts seen by the outlet, Payne had texted Jodie on Monday to see how she was in which she told him that she was at the gym with her son.

After that she received a photo of the singer with his hand on his head and she replied that she had just got home.

She also spoke about her initial belief that the reports surrounding the star’s death were ‘fake news’.

Richards said she initially believed the news of Payne's death were fake (Jodie Richards/Handout)

She said: “I tried to phone him, obviously he wasn't answering. I tried to text him, it wasn't going to a read message.

“And obviously as I turned the telly on it was just getting more and more apparent that it wasn't fake.

She also shared the texts she attempted to send Payne after news of his death.

“Liam!!!,' the first text read, followed by: “Please tell me this isn't true!!!!!!”

She followed this up, seemingly understanding the reality of the situation, with a goodbye message.

The text read: “Goodnight Mr P. I have no words and don't want to say goodbye. When I wake up I'm sure it will all be a dream.”

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