Scott Mills shares Liam Payne dad Geoff's 'devastating' WhatsApp messages

Scott Mills has broken down as he shares devastating messages from Liam Payne's dad Geoff in the wake of the ITV The X Factor star's death. BBC Radio 2 star Scott has told how Geoff reached out to him while he was in Argentina in South America.

While in Buenos Aires, where Liam plunged from a third floor balcony last week, Geoff thanked Scott and the show’s listeners for their beautiful tribute to Liam the previous week. Geoff even shared the tribute in the family’s WhatsApp group.

Scott said: "For him to reach out and say thank you like that… Shows you what I’ve known all along, what a kind family they are." Scott reached out to Geoff after the devastating news Liam had died in Buenos Aires last week, on Wednesday.

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While chatting to Geoff, Scott says the dad how touched hey were by the support and kind messages left by fans on the Radio 2 Instagram page. The radio DJ said: "He won’t mind me saying this, I was texting Geoff, Liams dad the other day when he was in Argentina.

"And he said he has posted our tribute we did to Liam last week to the family WhatsApp group. And he thought it was wonderful, especially all of the messages and comments you put underneath the video on the Radio 2 instagram.

"And he just wanted me to thankyou all for all the beautiful heartfelt messages that you have put on there. He’s read all of them. And for him to reach out and say thankyou like that during such a difficult time where him and all of liams close ones will be hurting so much just shows you what I’ve known all along.

"What a kind family they are." He continued: "So, sending you all our love Geoff to you and the rest of the family. And to all his friends. We’re all still thinking of you."