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How Liam Payne secretly gave up his time to help feed hundreds of struggling families in Camden

When lockdown left hundreds of families struggling to put food on the table, pop star Liam Payne had the means to help – so he did.

The One Direction singer, who died last week after a fall at a hotel in Buenos Aires, handed over £80,000 to Camden food poverty campaigns and rolled up his sleeves to volunteer as well.

This week Euston Food Bank director Dorothea Hackman paid tribute to the star and explained how he had, without publicity or fanfare, stepped in to help when they were at their most desperate.

She said: “Liam Payne was the kindest, most sensitive young man I have ever met over an incredibly long period of time.”

The singer had been approached on social media by a young volunteer who was a fan and, to their surprise, he responded immediately. As the pandemic struck and London went into lockdown, the Euston food bank went into overdrive.

Ms Hackman added: “He got in touch out of the blue and offered help. We desperately needed the money at the time. We were dealing with a massive increase in demand – because of lockdown people were desperate for food.

“He got in touch and asked what we did and what we needed. We told him about our work and he said, ‘Right, I’m giving you £80,000.’”

Half of the donation went to the Camden Town charity Food For All, and Liam visited both the Euston food bank and Food For All’s community kitchen to volunteer.

Ms Hackman added: “He came down to the food bank and really got involved, really rolled his sleeves up. He carried crates, packed boxes and bags, he visited us, supported us and was always charming.”

Ms Hackman added: “We are all incredibly upset and sad to hear the news. He really got it. He really understood his social obligations as a successful and rich person. He stood up to be counted. We will miss him terribly.

“He never once asked for anything. He did not want publicity, he did not want people to know, he just didn’t have that motivation – he saw a need and knew he could help.”

Food For All director Peter O’Grady recalled the singer turning up at a kitchen in Holborn and helping make giant pots of curry. He added: “He actually saved the day during the pandemic. He made the biggest single donation we have ever had, with no fuss. He didn’t want anyone to make a thing about it. He let nobody know of his generosity.”

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I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS BC I WAS THERE AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW MEMORIES I STILL REMEMEBER FROM THAT DAY AND I NEVER HEARD THIS ON TUMBLR SO YEAH

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i can assure you, it’s been too long since you’ve seen this masterpiece !

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waving to a grasshopper

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spent my breaks today watching old 1d interviews and like. not one question answered in those 5 years they were together they had the training and psychological resilience of KGBs agent but over mundane shit like ‘what is this song about’. waterboarding could not extract that information from Niall’s mouth.

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(almost) every 1d concert

so i started doing this way back in 2012 for up all night, and seeing as no one knows when they’re going back on tour i thought i’d just drop this here for people to have, so yeah. here’s ~mostly all of 1d’s concerts. 

up all night  take me home  where we are  on the road again

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Andrew Garfield

On connecting through grief in We Live In Time (Yahoo Entertainment)

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do y’all remember in this interview when Liam mentally checked out to lay flat on the floor and started singing My Humps by Black Eyed Peas out loud to himself and none of the boys found it odd? me too

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and i guess i had this whimsical idea of all the boys sitting on a porch as old men reminiscing about the good old days in the biggest boy band in the world as five terrible dancers with a whole lot of heart, but life is cruel and just doesn’t work out that way sometimes, and it fucking hurts

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Julian Bunetta also posted a snippet of Fireproof with only Liam's vocals.

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People keep seeing arrows like clouds… I like to believe it’s him telling us he’s okay ❤️

https://x.com/iimfilipasilva/status/1847723752471044307?s=46&t=OslfnJmU12a9PXhsd2BB6Q

i know it keeps pulling at my heartstrings ❤️‍🩹

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Stand By Me, 13/09

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fakeliampayne: Oh no Niall !!