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Songwriter reflects on Liam Payne’s ‘undisguised cries for help’

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The Independent UK · Apr 16

Liam Payne's song Live Forever was about hotel balcony fall

Samuel Preston - the songwriter behind Liam Payne song Live Forever - has confirmed the track was about his own brush with death after falling off a hotel balcony in a "set of circumstances" which mirrored the One Direction star's tragic fate.

BANG Premier · Apr 16

Liam Payne’s co-written songs were ‘undisguised cries for help’, says Ordinary Boys singer Preston

The indie frontman penned several tracks with Liam Payne in what became the final years of his life

The Independent UK · Apr 16

CBB's Chantelle Houghton admits she still has 'chemistry' with ex-husband Preston

Celebrity Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton met The Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston during their stint on the show in 2006

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2022

Chantelle Houghton still texts ex Preston and insists split 'wasn’t a failed marriage'

Former Celebrity Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton wed Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston in 2006, following a whirlwind romance after appearing in the reality show together, but split just 10 months later

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022