Liam Payne's ex Danielle Peazer comforted at star's funeral after 'unique bond' revelation

Liam Payne's ex-girlfriend, Danielle Peazer, was spotted being comforted as she attended the late star's private funeral today. The 36 year old, who had a three-year relationship with Liam from 2010 to 2013 after meeting him on The X Factor where she was a backing dancer.

Dressed in a black outfit complete with heels and an overcoat, Danielle shielded her eyes with dark sunglasses while holding hands with her current partner, Sonny Jay, as they entered the church. Danielle and Sonny, a radio presenter and former member of Loveable Rogues who reached the Britain's Got Talent final in 2012, have a daughter Mia, born in May.

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Following Liam's tragic passing last month, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires at the age of 31, Danielle paid homage to the unique connection she maintained with Liam long after their split. In a heartfelt Instagram post, sharing photos of herself with Liam, Danielle expressed: "LJP, This still doesn't feel real. Despite being aware of your struggles over the years, I hoped and prayed that this day would never come. But now we're all facing the reality of living a life without your presence."

"It's common at times like this for people to say, 'I hope he knew how much I cared about him' but I know that you knew how I felt, it was one thing we were really good at - being brutally honest with our feelings for each other, whether the other wanted to hear it or not."

She went on to say: "At times you were my favourite person in the whole world, but you could also wind me up so much and I probably annoyed the hell out of you sometimes too. It was something we learned to accept of each other over 14 years, we could disagree on so many things yet still look out for each other in times of need and laugh about our disagreements and petty behaviour 10 mins later.", reports the Mirror.

"Our relationship may have ended back in 2013, but that seemed to be just the start of our story. The things we went through and experienced from then all the way until last year could be described as unique to some and misunderstood by others, but I think deep down, we always knew we'd have some sort of connection forever, no matter where our individual lives took us."

"It took a little longer for you to figure out the person you wanted to be in order to be your happiest, but whilst most of us have our teens and twenties to learn about ourselves, you spent those years giving more to the world than you ever needed to. I wish you knew that you were always more than enough for this world without having to search for a role to play just to please others."

In a moving conclusion to her emotional tribute, she wrote: "Thank you for teaching me about the importance of setting boundaries and that I should always protect my heart. I received a message from you a couple of weeks ago [before his death] expressing your happiness for the love I found with Sonny and Mia, which is something I'll cherish forever. I'm sorry your story didn't end differently, and I'm sorry you didn't ever get to share more of your magic with the world. Rest easy my friend. Love Danielle."