Liam Payne was "sectioned" after suffering an overdose in the months before his death in October last year, a close friend of the late singer has claimed.

Liam Payne was ‘sectioned’ after suffering an overdose in the months before his death in October last year, a close friend of the late singer has claimed. The former One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16 after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The new Rolling Stone exposé delves into the spiral of addiction and mental health struggles the former 1D singer faced before his shock death at 31 last year.