Naomi Campbell reacts to Liam Payne’s death following previous romance rumors

Naomi Campbell shares his reaction to Liam Paynedeath for the first time.

The 54-year-old supermodel commented on this Nicole Scherzingeron Friday, October 25 Instagram post in honor of Payne following his death on October 16.

Scherzinger, 46, spoke about her longtime friendship with Payne, offering condolences to his family and friends, while Campbell shared her response to the emotional tribute in the comments section, posting, “.”

PEOPLE has reached out to Campbell’s representatives for further comment.

Payne died at the age of 31 after falling several stories at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, the Policía Federal Argentina confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Campbell and Payne’s romance rumors first surfaced in early 2019, after they were photographed at several of the same events and exchanged information flirty messages on social media.

According to reports, the pair took part in a Formula E competition in Hong Kong in March this year, although they were not photographed together Sun. In the same month, a British newspaper Subway said Campbell and Payne attended an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

Supermodel and deceased singer we exchanged flirty messages on Instagram during dating rumors. In January 2019, Campbell commented “Beautiful soul” on a shirtless photo of Payne, as he wrote a few days later in response to a selfie Campbell posted: “Perfection in a person…”

One sec emerging ON Watch live what’s happening in December 2019, Payne declined to comment on the romance rumors asked by the host Andy Cohen while playing “Put in a word for the fifth one”

“I’m begging the fifth one – it’s my right as a human being,” he joked in the program.

Campbell also declined to comment on dating rumors between the pair when they appeared Jonathan Ross Show in March 2019. “I never talk about my personal life,” she replied when asked about the nature of her relationship with Payne.

Campbell’s reaction to Scherzinger’s tribute to Payne comes after the singer and talent show host mentioned her bond with Payne after working with him early in his career as part of the band One Direction on the show Factor X.

“Dear Liam, I will always cherish and treasure the time we spent together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, to just a few weeks ago,” Scherzinger wrote alongside two photos of her, Payne and Kelly Rowland.

“It was such a blessing to work with you recently. We shared the same love and passion for music and I will always remember the important and joyful conversations we had” – first Pussycat dolls the star continued. “It was so hard to get over the fact that you are no longer here… I will miss you, my friend, and I will carry you in my heart.”