Liam Payne reportedly gave away £10,000 in one night of donating online to sick children, teens and young adults.
The tragic One Direction singer – who died on Wednesday (16.10.24) afternoon when he plunged 45ft to the ground from the balcony of his third-floor suite at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires – had son Bear, seven, with his ex Cheryl, 41, and was reportedly so moved by reading stories of the patients’ plights on GoFundMe page he gave away the fortune in a few hours.
A source told The Sun about the father-of-one’s donations: “Liam had all this money and, yes, he had fancy things in life, but he also had a burning desire to use his money to do good.
“Even in the weeks leading up to his death – and when he was battling his own demons – he was helping others.
“He was really passionate about being a good person, especially when it came to children.
“He was like one of his idols George Michael in that respect.”
Liam, who had an estimated fortune of £46million, gave away millions of pounds to charities around the globe in the years since he found fame.
The Sun reported Liam’s £10,000 gifts were made last month.
It added he donated the cash via GoFundMe “in a single evening” as he “read the heartbreaking stories on the website of those in need”.
The Sun reported: “The children or young adults Liam helped all needed life-saving operations, with some suffering from cancer and one being the victim of a school shooting.”
It gave a breakdown of the donations, saying on 30 September Liam gave £2,300 to help support a 28-year-old American man called Jack who suffered from stage 4 B-cell lymphoma.
He donated another £3,833 to help Macy Shepard, four, who was diagnosed with a stage 2 Wilms tumour on her kidney, the paper added.
And it said another £770 went to help fund a girl’s medical bills after she was injured during a school shooting.
The Sun added £2,223 went to help a four-year-old stroke victim called Kailyn.
In 2015, Liam was guest of honour at a ceremony at a new state-of-the art youth centre being built in his home town of Wolverhampton and later donated £3,000.
When asked in 2022 how he wanted to be remembered the singer said: “Honestly, just being a nice guy.”
