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GIRLS Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts have arrived at Liam Payne’s funeral.

The pair were both wearing long black coats with dark sunglasses.

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They hugged other mourners as they joined a crowd gathering outside the church.

A floral tribute in the shape of bowling pins has been set up by the entrance.

Liam will be laid to rest just over a month after he passed away aged just 31.

Dozens of locals and fans have also gathered outside the church to pay their final respects.

The One Direction singer’s funeral is taking place in the Home Counties.

The funeral will be private and attended by just his family and closest friends.

A wake will take place following the service.

It was snowing outside the 12th century church where the funeral is set to take place.

A marquee was put up in preparation for guests’ arrival.

A floral tribute in the shape of bowling pins was also set up by the entrance. 

Autumnal floral displays, made up of red and orange leaves, and white roses, were placed around the doorways of the church.

Florists were also seen unloading dozens of bunches of white flowers from a van shortly after 9am. 

A source said: “Liam’s funeral is taking place in the Home Counties.

“His family have gone to great lengths to put together the perfect service and give him the send off he deserves.

“Liam may have been a global superstar but to Geoff and Karen he will always be their little boy.

“It is going to be an incredibly difficult day.”

Cheryl, 41, shares son Bear, seven, with Liam and spoke of the grief she feels for her son following his dad’s death.

She was a judge on X Factor when Wolverhampton-born Liam found fame as a teenager – and the couple later began dating in 2016.

They welcomed Bear in 2017 and went their separate ways the following year.

In a short statement following his death, Liam’s family said: “We are heartbroken.

“Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.”

Liam passed away on October 16 after falling from his third floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He had been in the country to renew his US visa having relocated to Florida with his girlfriend, American influencer Kate Cassidy.

During his trip he attended Niall Horan’s sell out concert at the Movistar Arena.

After news broke of his son’s passing, Liam’s brave father Geoff travelled out to South America to help authorities bring his son back to the UK.

Liam shot to international fame in 2010 when he auditioned for Simon Cowell’s The X Factor as a solo artist.

He was then put into One Direction by the judges.

Despite only coming third on the show, One Direction went on to become the biggest British group since The Beatles.

Throughout their five years together, they sold 70million records and landed four UK No1 singles and four UK No1 albums.

Speaking in 2022, Liam said he hoped to be remembered simply as being a “nice guy” rather than his musical accolades.

Liam said: “Honestly, just being a nice guy. I’d rather be known for being a nice guy than anything else.”

Tributes to Liam Payne

SHOCKED fans, former co-workers, loved ones and friends flooded social media with sad tributes to Liam Payne after news of his death emerged.

Harry Styles’ mum Anne was among the first from One Direction’s camp to share her reaction, posting a photo of Liam and writing ‘Just a boy…’ alongside a broken heart emoji.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden shared an image of the pair together with the words: “Such an awful tragedy.

“Sending love to his family and all those who loved him.”

X Factor star Olly Murs told fans he was “devastated” and “lost for words”.

He wrote on social media: “Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his Family and of course his son Bear losing a dad x”.

Liam Gallagher said he was “very sad” and told his followers on X: “Life is precious Kids, you only get to do it once, go easy.”

Former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary has also expressed his shock and spoke on This Morning.

He said: “I remember him as a 14 year old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He just loved to sing.

“He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful, and was always humble.”

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball reacted to the “devastating news” on her show and told fans she hugged her own son Woody tight this morning.

JLS band member Marvin Humes reflected on his memories with the singer, sharing: “I first met Liam in 2008 with the JLS boys whilst auditioning for X Factor..he was 14 years old..

“We instantly clicked and looked at him as a little brother..that year it worked out for us but not for him and then 2 years later he went back to audition and One Direction was born..the rest is history..

“Absolutely heartbroken by the tragic news..Liam you wanted to be a global superstar and you did it bro..just can’t believe that things have ended this way..it’s shocking..my thoughts and prayers are with all your family and friends brother..RIP.”

Niall Horan’s brother Greg shared an emotional tribute to Liam, praising him as a “top young man”.

He added: “You will be forever missed. Liam, words can’t describe how much I want to grab my brother and mind him now while the world shows their memories of you and him and the boys.

“My heart goes out to your family parents and sisters and your son Bear and your 1D brothers.

“10th October we met and we started out that evening as 5 families into one big one 1D family thank you for all the laughs bro watch down on all your family and mind them lots of love kiddo x x x 1D 4 LIFE x x x”

German DJ Anton Zaslavski, otherwise known as Zedd, has taken to X with a devastated statement.

The producer, who worked with Liam on his 2017 hit Get Low, wrote: “RIP Liam… I can’t believe this is real…absolutely heartbreaking…”

American singer, Charlie Puth, who was friends with Liam and also collaborated with him on a song called Bedroom Floor, has posted a series of Instagram stories dedicated to him.

Alongside photos of the two of them together in their younger days, Charlie wrote: “I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me.

“He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I can not believe he is gone…

“I am so upset right now, may he rest in peace. I am so sorry…”

Irish singer duo Jedward also took to social media, saying: “RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to friends and family.”

In another tweet, they added: “Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear. And all the One direction Family. RIP Liam Payne.”

American media personality Paris Hilton shared: “So upsetting to hear the news of Liam Payne passing. Sending love and condolences to his family & loved ones. RIP my friend.”

ITV weather presenter Alex Beresford shared a news video about Liam’s tragic death on Instagram, adding: “Can’t believe this! RIP Liam.”

Meanwhile Love Island star Molly Marsh penned: “I’m so taken aback, rest in peace.”

James Cordon also paid his own tribute, describing the star as a “loving and kind soul”.

The Gavin and Stacey actor wrote on Instagram: “Talking about Liam in the past tense is utterly heart-breaking.

“I will treasure the moments I got to spend with him. My thoughts are with his family today x.”

Payne previously appeared on Cordon’s The Late Late Show in America.

Former Little Mix star Jade Thirwall – who won X Factor with her bandmates one year after One Direction took part – described him as “the first friend I made in this industry”.

She said: “We fell out of touch as the years went by, but back in 2008 he was the first friend I made in this industry.

“Both of us so young, so ambitious, both hoping we’d ‘make it’. I hope you are at peace now”.

Camila Cabello described his death as a “tragedy” and said he “made an impression” on her when she was a young girl.

MUIREANN O’Connell’s fans have all said she looked “classy” as she returned on air on Ireland AM in a cosy outfit.

The Virgin Media star was reunited with her usual co-hosts, Alan Hughes and Tommy Bowe, this week.

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Muireann is renowned for her stylish work outfits and often records herself getting ready in the dressing room of the Dublin studio.

The popular presenter shared the video on Instagram this morning and captioned it: “A bulge worthy of The Gilded Age.

“Yes! Another belted outfit.”

Muireann wanted to wrap up nicely for the show as she said she was “so cold”.

The 41-year-old popped on a flared beige wool skirt and matching button-up long cardigan.

The two piece is “old” from Cos Stores, however the skirt is still available online for €99.

Muireann cinched in her waist with a brown leather belt and accessorised with some gold layered necklaces, a gold bracelet and a gold watch.

She kept warm by putting on some long socks under her snake-skin heeled boots, which she got from Penneys.

Muireann’s friends and fans all adored her “fab” outfit and raced to the comment section with compliments.

Yvonne said: “Gorgeous Muireann.”

Stephanie wrote: “Classy.”

Pauline commented: “Fab as always.”

Ruth added: “Beautiful outfit on you Muireann.”

Muireann joined the Ireland AM team in 2021 after changes at Virgin Media led to her transition from The Six O’Clock Show.

Herself, Tommy and Alan are renowned for their close bond on and off the screen, along with their usual on-air humour.

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The 41-year-old has told how herself, Tommy and Alan bonded straight away when she started working on Ireland AM.

Muireann told the RTE Guide: “We pretty much clicked straight away. I met Tommy the day before we went live and I’d known Alan for a little while. I didn’t know him well, but from day one it just made sense, we clicked.

“It feels like a family. We argue about things all the time: Tommy and I would totally disagree on stuff and then Alan is like the older brother rolling his eyes at us. We found that groove very quickly.”

She then went on to say: “I dwell on everything, and the two lads are brilliant for me for that.

“Even though they think I haven’t gotten any better, I am way better than I used to be. They say, ‘Get over it, move on’ and I’ve tried my best to take that on board.”

When Muireann was asked if she was nervous when joining Ireland AM, she admitted: “Oh God yes, it’s a beast of a show and it’s going to be around long after me. I just kept thinking, ‘How has this happened?’ But I adore it.”

TIERNAN LYNCH says knocking Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne off their perch is part of the appeal of the Derry City job.

Lynch was today unveiled as the new Candystripes boss just five days after Ruaidhri Higgins had stepped down in the wake of their FAI Cup final defeat to Drogheda United.

The Belfast man turned down the St Johnstone job last month to stay with Larne but said his head was turned Derry’s potential.

Lynch said: “I wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t think this club had the potential to be the biggest on the island of Ireland and our job is to try to bring that out.”

Despite delivering two league titles to a club which has endured massive growth since being bankrolled by Kenny Bruce, Larne were outclassed by Rovers who beat them 4-1 in the Europa Conference League last month.

And he joked: “I haven’t slept since that, so I appreciate you bringing that up.”

The Hoops’ run of four-in-a-row league titles was ended by Damien Duff’ Shels last season with the pair, and a resurgent St Pat’s, all expected to be in the shake-up next season.

But Lynch said: “One of the reasons that we came here is that challenge, making sure we can knock teams like Rovers off their perch, and Shelbourne off their perch, and bring that little bit of pride back here.

“It’s not something that is going to be easy, not something that is a flick of a switch or something that is going to happen overnight but it’s an exciting challenge.”

Although he has been briefed with overhauling the academy structures at Larne, as he and his brother Seamus – who has moved with him as his assistant – knows that does not offer any insulation against poor results.

He said: “You’re not coming in to just build the first team, you are coming in to try to help develop the whole club.

“But we’re under no illusions that you’re going to come in here and not win football matches and keep your job. It doesn’t happen in this industry.

“This is a two-fold attack – you have to get success on the pitch but we want to build lots of structures off the pitch that will hold this club in good stead going forward and that’s how we will approach it.”

Derry CEO Sean Barrett admitted the club’s hierarchy had been caught cold by Higgins’ decision to step down but revealed Bruce was not surprised when they came calling for Lynch.

He said: “We were unaware that this was going to happen until Friday because Ruaidhri was the manager and we were quite happy for him to stay on if the wanted and he decided he wanted to go.

“We sat down then and said ‘What’s the DNA for what we need as a club going forward?’ and we went through a list of people, not knowing who would apply or who wouldn’t apply, as at this stage nobody knew the manager had decided to go.

“The same person kept coming up and it was Tiernan Lynch. Now we didn’t know whether he’d get him or not.

“But all those things we required like enthusiasm and vision, he ticked the boxes so I made a call to Kenny Bruce to ask ‘Is there any chance of speaking to Tiernan?’ and he laughed and said ‘You know what? I was waiting on this call’.

“I went and spoke to Tiernan and his vision for the club, it was nearly as if he was listening to our board meeting.

“Six months to a year ago I went up to Larne just to have a look around and I was blown around by what I saw there, fabulous facilities, and I really felt we needed to emulate it.

“Of 100 people, 99 might say Derry is a bigger club but the facilities they had compared to ours…what these guys have done is absolutely fantastic and when you see the vision and presentation given, he was no 1 choice.

“We relayed that to the chairman and he just said ‘right, let’s get this done as fast as we can’.”

Although captain Paddy McEleney has joined Ballymena United, brother Shane has moved to Glentoran, Bohemians have snapped up Colm Whelan, and with further departures expected, he is hopeful there will not be an exodus.

He said: “We hope that players who are maybe thinking about moving on that we can change their mind.”

THE RIGHT PITCH

Lynch, like Higgins, would prefer a grass pitch at The Ryan McBride Brandywell with the club due to meet with Derry City Council today.

The council is, understandably, keen not to lose out on the rental income from the much-criticised artificial surface but there is some optimism a deal can be struck.

And Lynch is happy that his move will allow him to work in a summer season.

He said: “I have been crying out for a summer league in the Premiership for many years.

“We went into our European campaign the last five years having not had any competitive games.

“Better pitches and better weather, you can probably do more.

“When it comes to November, December and January it’s about keeping players moving rather than implementing things you want to do on the training pitch.

“I’m looking forward to summer mornings and evenings, and coaching in shorts and a tee-shirt rather than in a hat and snood.”

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