The former One Direction star, who died falling from a third-floor balcony last week, first met Scherzinger on ITV show The X Factor.

She described the singer as her ‘best friend’ and ‘the love of my life’.

The veteran US rocker has been outspoken about his depression.

Payne died of multiple traumas and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’, a post-mortem examination report said.

The pop star died after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The singer fell from a hotel balcony in Argentina.