The tragic news of former One Direction member Liam Payne's death has shocked the world as fans grapple with his unusual death.

While Liam was in Argentina with his now girlfriend Kate Cassidy until she flew to the US two days before his death, the singer had gotten into trouble with his ex-fiancée, model Maya Henry.

The couple were engaged for two years before splitting in May 2022, and earlier this month she revealed that Liam had frequently contacted her and her family members, prompting her to send a cease and desist letter last week.

Hours ago, the Texan native's representative told the Daily Mail“She's obviously in shock at the moment” after learning of Liam's death.

Join us as One Direction fans grapple with his death HELLO! as we explore the complex relationship between the former lovebirds.

The couple made their romance public in September 2019

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While their rough start took place in September 2019, the pair were first linked in August 2018, when Maya was 18 and Liam was 26, just a month after his split from ex Cheryl Cole.

The lovebirds confirmed they got engaged in 2020, with Liam confirming they were “just really happy.” Good morning America. “In the last week of my birthday, my son went to school for the first time today, so it actually feels like I'm having a lot of firsts, which is great!” he told the hosts.

They had an on-again, off-again relationship

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Despite their loving demeanor, their relationship was rocky for a long time. The couple split in June 2021, which Liam confirmed when he spoke further A CEO's diary Podcast. “At this point, the main thing I feel is that I am disappointed in myself for continuing to hurt people. That annoys me. “I just wasn’t very good at relationships,” he said in the interview.

“And I know what my relationship patterns look like right now. I'm just not very good at it, so I just need to work on myself before I get involved with anyone else. And I feel like that’s where I got to in my last relationship.

Liam and Maya got back together shortly after, until they finally split in May 2022 after cheating allegations made the rounds. Maya confirmed the split when she commented on a photo of Liam with a mystery woman.

She wrote: “Please stop sending me these pictures of my fiancé hugging another woman. That's not me and it's hard enough knowing that happened without seeing it. That’s enough now.”

Maya has written a book loosely based on her tumultuous love story

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The 23-year-old published a book titled I'm looking forward to this year, which she revealed was loosely based on true events. “Some of the things that fictionalized the book were obviously the name changes, some of the cities are different,” she said on the website The Internet is dead Podcast in October. “Some of the schedules are a little skewed.”

In an interview with People In May this year, she revealed that their relationship wasn't as perfect as it seemed on the outside. “Every time I told people the story (of how we met), they always said, 'Oh my God, it's like a fairy tale, it's like a movie.'”

“I feel like I had to put that in the book and use that inspiration because it just doesn't seem real.”

The book covers heavy topics like drug abuse and abortion, prompting fans to draw parallels to Liam and Maya's real-life romance. Ultimately, she became “desensitized.”“ to all the red flags in their relationship, she shared People.

“I was like, ‘Okay, this is my relationship and stuff It is will be.' And I feel like once you get out, you really wonder, “Oh my God, what was I doing and why was I there?”“

“I definitely chose to forgive a lot of things,“ she continued. “When you love someone so much, you have these rose-colored glasses. You go into denial and think that these things will stop, but they don’t and that becomes a problem along with other problems.”

She accused him of harassment after their breakup

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In October, Maya posted a TikTok Video alleging that Liam harassed her and her family members as he continually tried to contact her despite being separated for years. She said the singer “used a weapon.”“ his fan base to send her hate.

“Since we broke up he's been messaging me and will destroy my phone, not just from his phone number but always from different phone numbers, so I never know where it's coming from.”“ she explained in the video.

“He'll create new iCloud accounts to send me an iMessage – it's always a damn new iCloud account. Every time I see one pop up on my phone I think, 'Here we go again.''”

She continued, “Also, (he) will email me…not just me, but he will blow up my mom's phone.” Is this normal behavior for you?”

According to her legal team, Maya sent a cease and desist letter to her ex-fiancée last week Daily Mail. “Maya Henry issued a cease and desist letter to Liam Payne last week after new and concerning information emerged.“ Her statement read.