Liam Payne’s Ex-Fiancée Maya Henry Breaks Silence Almost 4 Months After His Tragic Demise

Almost 4 months after the One Path singer tragically died on Oct. 16, Henry, who whom he dated on-and-off between 2018 and 2022, opened up about their relationship for the primary time in a press release to  Rolling Stone.

“Whereas I liked him deeply, he did issues that damage me in methods I am going to by no means totally perceive, and he continued to harm me years after we broke up,” Henry instructed the outlet within the characteristic, revealed Tuesday. “On medication, he turned somebody unrecognizable — so totally different from his sober self.”

“I saved hoping every incident can be a wake-up name for him to get assist, but it surely by no means was. I attempted to be there for him. I liked him a lot that I satisfied myself I might sort things,” she added of their turbulent relationship.

The 25-year-old additionally shared perception into what led to the couple’s remaining breakup in 2022, following an engagement two years prior, telling Rolling Stone she “stood by him in his darkest moments.”

“Initially, it was the drug use and addictions that tore us aside,” she defined. “Anybody who has been with an addict understands how troublesome that’s.”

The aftermath of the breakup was equally as troublesome with Henry telling the outlet she was left with solely “vacancy” once they parted methods.

“The love I gave, the sacrifices I made — they weren’t sufficient as a result of they by no means could possibly be,” she added. “I wasn’t simply heartbroken; I felt defrauded, as so many ladies in my place would. However what I do know is that this: It wasn’t about me or something I did. It was about struggles past my management. And ultimately, I had to decide on myself. I needed to stroll away, regardless of how a lot it damage, as a result of staying in his world meant dropping myself.”

Payne, who died after a 40-foot fall from a resort balcony in Bueno Aires, Argentina, didn’t conceal his struggles with alcohol and drug use, even sharing he had a 100-day rehab stint in 2023.

A toxicology report obtained by TMZ following his October dying revealed that the 31-year-old singer — who shared 7-year-old son, Bear, with ex Cheryl Cole — died from accidents sustained in his fall with alcohol, cocaine, and a prescribed antidepressant in his system.

Henry is the newest to talk out following the aftermath Payne’s dying. With Kate Cassidy, who had been courting Payne for about two years and was vacationing with him for a number of days main as much as his dying, additionally opened up concerning the devastating loss, telling The Solar regardless of Payne’s on-and-off struggles with medication and alcohol, the singer was in “such headspace” when she left Argentina previous to his dying.

“We have been in such a terrific place, simply full of affection; he was so joyful and optimistic,” Cassidy instructed the outlet. “And I simply can’t even consider the way in which issues actually ended.”

She continued, “Clearly if I knew, if I might see into the long run, I’d by no means have left Argentina. I by no means, ever thought this occasion would happen.”