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One Direction’s stylist, Lou Teasdale has opened up about the tragic death of Liam Payne and how she rejects losing touch with the late dad-of-one.
The hair and make-up artist has admitted that she “wasn’t surprised” he was struggling as the one-year anniversary of the singer’s tragic death nears.
Lou started by explaining that she worked on X Factor and that was how she met the band. She then said she left the show to tour with One Direction for five years. When asked if she was still in touch with them, she alluded to Liam’s death: “Yeah, especially with last year and what happened.”
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“We are like a family,” she told Paul Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk. But she admitted she had lost touch with Liam before he died, because, by the time he died, “everyone always worried” about him and how “lost” he was.
“I do wish I kept in touch with him more because he would always reach out and try and chat. And he was always quite lost and everyone always worried about him.”
She later said Liam’s death and the events she felt led up to it reminded her of the death of Caroline Flack. Whilst Liam died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina, Caroline committed suicide.
But, Lou felt that the lack of protection Liam had and the negative narrative painted about him online affected him, like it did with the former X Factor host.
“It reminded me of the Caroline situation,” Lou started. “Liam in One Direction was really well protected. You know, the boys would go and do an interview and it would get edited to make them look good. That’s how TV interviews for pop bands worked.
“And since then, social media has become ruthless. What people want to watch, unfortunately, has turned so toxic. Um, and everyone forgets that there’s a human being when they’re sharing this stuff. You know, he was an empathetic person.”
Lou also said she was “not surprised he was struggling” near the end because of way hatred online was affecting his mental health. “Unfortunately, it’s a part of being in the public eye. And there’s not really any sort of regulation to protect them from it.
“And so, they just become very, very vulnerable. and their mental health spiralling and spiralling and there’s not really anybody who can help it.”
This year also marks the 15th anniversary of One Direction, as well as one year since Liam’s death. Ahead of the anniversary, his bandmate Louis Tomlinson revealed what he thought about Liam.
“He was just a very misunderstood person, I think, from a public perspective. If there is ever any judgment on his character, I think nine times out of 10, you can reflect on that, and the reflection is that he was someone who just wanted to be liked.”
Louis also spoke about how difficult it was to lose Liam. “It was really, really, impossibly difficult for me to deal with losing Liam. Naively, I thought that because at this point, I’m relatively well versed in grief for my age, that it might soften the blow. [That was] super-naive. It’s very different. I’ve never lost a friend before.”
One Direction’s stylist, Lou Teasdale has opened up about the tragic death of Liam Payne and how she rejects losing touch with the late dad-of-one.
The hair and make-up artist has admitted that she “wasn’t surprised” he was struggling as the one-year anniversary of the singer’s tragic death nears.
Lou started by explaining that she worked on X Factor and that was how she met the band. She then said she left the show to tour with One Direction for five years. When asked if she was still in touch with them, she alluded to Liam’s death: “Yeah, especially with last year and what happened.”
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“We are like a family,” she told Paul Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk. But she admitted she had lost touch with Liam before he died, because, by the time he died, “everyone always worried” about him and how “lost” he was.
“I do wish I kept in touch with him more because he would always reach out and try and chat. And he was always quite lost and everyone always worried about him.”
She later said Liam’s death and the events she felt led up to it reminded her of the death of Caroline Flack. Whilst Liam died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina, Caroline committed suicide.
But, Lou felt that the lack of protection Liam had and the negative narrative painted about him online affected him, like it did with the former X Factor host.
“It reminded me of the Caroline situation,” Lou started. “Liam in One Direction was really well protected. You know, the boys would go and do an interview and it would get edited to make them look good. That’s how TV interviews for pop bands worked.
“And since then, social media has become ruthless. What people want to watch, unfortunately, has turned so toxic. Um, and everyone forgets that there’s a human being when they’re sharing this stuff. You know, he was an empathetic person.”
Lou also said she was “not surprised he was struggling” near the end because of way hatred online was affecting his mental health. “Unfortunately, it’s a part of being in the public eye. And there’s not really any sort of regulation to protect them from it.
“And so, they just become very, very vulnerable. and their mental health spiralling and spiralling and there’s not really anybody who can help it.”
This year also marks the 15th anniversary of One Direction, as well as one year since Liam’s death. Ahead of the anniversary, his bandmate Louis Tomlinson revealed what he thought about Liam.
“He was just a very misunderstood person, I think, from a public perspective. If there is ever any judgment on his character, I think nine times out of 10, you can reflect on that, and the reflection is that he was someone who just wanted to be liked.”
Louis also spoke about how difficult it was to lose Liam. “It was really, really, impossibly difficult for me to deal with losing Liam. Naively, I thought that because at this point, I’m relatively well versed in grief for my age, that it might soften the blow. [That was] super-naive. It’s very different. I’ve never lost a friend before.”
Christmas plans for King Charles’ royal homes have been revealed – and they include a historic first.
While the monarch and his family nearly always spent the festive season at Sandringham, big plans have been announced for his official residences of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. And in a historic first, it has been revealed that the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace will become a Christmas pop-up shop from November 14, where shoppers can stock up on products from the Royal Collection Trust. Meanwhile, at Windsor Castle, visitors there will be treated to the sight of a 20-foot-high Nordmann fir tree grown in Windsor Great Park in St George’s Hall, which will be decked with thousands of lights and ornaments.
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And a 16-foot tree will also adorn the Crimson Drawing Room, which is only open during the winter months – while special tiny decorations repurposed from vintage necklaces will be added to the ornate Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which Queen Camilla showed First Lady Melania Trump during the US state visit.
While in north of the border at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, two 12-foot high Christmas trees will decorate the Throne Room, while a 15-foot-high Nordmann fir tree will take centre stage in the Great Gallery.
Other decorations will include garlands, berries, and winter foliage on the Great Stair and the Royal Dining Room, first used by Queen Victoria, being adorned with a silver service, sugared fruits and seasonal foliage.
Although the royals nearly always spend Christmas at Sandringham, the King’s exact plans for the festive season have not yet been revealed.
However, last year, he hosted his biggest gathering of royals in years, which included the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children George, Charlotte and Louis.
When it comes to this year, two royals who have been tipped to miss out on the celebrations yet again are Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Fergie. It comes after Charles has signalled the pair will not be welcome at the traditional celebrations.
Sources close to Charles said he wanted to keep them at arm’s length after it recently emerged the duchess had kept in contact with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after publicly denouncing him in 2011.
Andrew stayed away last Christmas after his links to an alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, emerged. The source told the Sunday Times: “You can’t sack someone from being your brother. But this year, if the duke and duchess were both to be as honourable [as last year], it would be very much for the best.”
The decision is being supported by the Prince of Wales, who is understood to be frustrated and concerned by the Yorks’ behaviour causing long-term reputational risk to the royals.
The King has also made clear that he would prefer them to take an “out of sight, out of mind” approach for any future family occasions that the Yorks attend.
Christmas plans for King Charles’ royal homes have been revealed – and they include a historic first.
While the monarch and his family nearly always spent the festive season at Sandringham, big plans have been announced for his official residences of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. And in a historic first, it has been revealed that the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace will become a Christmas pop-up shop from November 14, where shoppers can stock up on products from the Royal Collection Trust. Meanwhile, at Windsor Castle, visitors there will be treated to the sight of a 20-foot-high Nordmann fir tree grown in Windsor Great Park in St George’s Hall, which will be decked with thousands of lights and ornaments.
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And a 16-foot tree will also adorn the Crimson Drawing Room, which is only open during the winter months – while special tiny decorations repurposed from vintage necklaces will be added to the ornate Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which Queen Camilla showed First Lady Melania Trump during the US state visit.
While in north of the border at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, two 12-foot high Christmas trees will decorate the Throne Room, while a 15-foot-high Nordmann fir tree will take centre stage in the Great Gallery.
Other decorations will include garlands, berries, and winter foliage on the Great Stair and the Royal Dining Room, first used by Queen Victoria, being adorned with a silver service, sugared fruits and seasonal foliage.
Although the royals nearly always spend Christmas at Sandringham, the King’s exact plans for the festive season have not yet been revealed.
However, last year, he hosted his biggest gathering of royals in years, which included the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children George, Charlotte and Louis.
When it comes to this year, two royals who have been tipped to miss out on the celebrations yet again are Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Fergie. It comes after Charles has signalled the pair will not be welcome at the traditional celebrations.
Sources close to Charles said he wanted to keep them at arm’s length after it recently emerged the duchess had kept in contact with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after publicly denouncing him in 2011.
Andrew stayed away last Christmas after his links to an alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, emerged. The source told the Sunday Times: “You can’t sack someone from being your brother. But this year, if the duke and duchess were both to be as honourable [as last year], it would be very much for the best.”
The decision is being supported by the Prince of Wales, who is understood to be frustrated and concerned by the Yorks’ behaviour causing long-term reputational risk to the royals.
The King has also made clear that he would prefer them to take an “out of sight, out of mind” approach for any future family occasions that the Yorks attend.
Syria’s government has declared a ceasefire between its security forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, after at least one person was killed and four people were injured in overnight violence.
Murhaf Abu Qasra, Syria’s minister of defence, announced the ceasefire on Tuesday after meeting with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), saying the two sides had “agreed on a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts and military positions in northern and northeastern Syria”.
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“The implementation of this agreement will begin immediately,” the government minister added.
The Syrian army and the United States-backed SDF clashed after SDF fighters reportedly targeted checkpoints in the city, according to the state-run news agency SANA.
SDF forces allegedly fired into residential areas in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods of Aleppo “with mortar shells and heavy machine guns”, SANA reported, adding there were civilian casualties.
Residents of the area told The Associated Press that two security guards in a public park were killed on Tuesday by shelling, and a woman and a child were wounded.
The SDF denied attacking the checkpoints and said its forces withdrew from the area months ago. It blamed the outbreak of violence on aggression by government forces.
It also issued a statement on Tuesday accusing government military factions of carrying out “repeated attacks” against civilians in the Aleppo neighbourhoods and imposing a siege on them.
The violence was the latest flare-up in tensions between the interim government and the SDF, which has sought to retain de facto autonomy in the northeast part of the country.
It was also another setback for the landmark deal struck in March by President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Abdi.
The agreement, brokered after the fall of ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December, was designed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into Syria’s state institutions.
It also would have seen key assets held by the SDF — including border crossings, an airport, and oil-and-gas fields — handed to Damascus by the end of the year. The SDF is estimated to control about a quarter of Syria’s land, mostly in the northeast part of the country.
The government in Damascus has hoped to consolidate its control over the country. But progress on the March plan has stalled.
Both Damascus and the SDF have accused each other of provocations that have increased tensions.
On Tuesday, the presidential office issued a statement that al-Sharaa had spoken to US envoy Tom Barrack to discuss how the plan might be implemented “in a manner that safeguards Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
They also discussed “ways to support the political process”, according to the statement.
On Monday, Syria published the results of its first parliamentary election since al-Assad was toppled, a landmark moment in the country’s fragile transition after nearly 14 years of civil war.