“I am heartbroken”: Nicole Scherzinger remembers her boyfriend Liam Payne after his tragic death

Nicole Scherzinger is remembering her boyfriend Liam Payne following the former One Direction singer's tragic death.

“Liam and I were pretty close…” Scherzinger said on “Good Morning America” ​​Friday. “And yes, I’m heartbroken.”

“I am heartbroken for Liam. I am heartbroken for his family, his loved ones and his fans,” she continued. “Liam always led with heart and kindness and I truly hope he will always be remembered.”

Scherzinger said she and Payne have become “particularly” close lately after filming the Netflix series “Building the Band.”

In the show announced by Netflix in August, Scherzinger serves as a juror and mentor, sitting on the jury alongside Payne and Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland. Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean was announced as the moderator.

Payne died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.

On Thursday, Scherzinger shared an Instagram post dedicated to Payne with a photo of them next to Rowland. In the post, Scherzinger wrote that she will “forever cherish and cherish the time we spent together” and said it was “a blessing” to work with Payne recently.

“We shared the same love and passion for music and I will always remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had,” she continued in the post. “It was so hard to process that you are no longer here, but I am grateful to have known your kind heart, sweet soul and character.”

Elsewhere in her conversation with “GMA” on Friday, Scherzinger discussed her Broadway debut in the buzzy revival of “Sunset Boulevard.”

“It’s a dream come true,” she said, calling musical theater “my first love.”

Scherzinger stars as Norma Desmond, who played Glenn Close in the original 1994 Broadway production – which won the Tony – as well as the 2017 revival.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer, who has played Norma in London's West End, revealed how Close helped her land her first night on Broadway.

“She was so nice on my opening night. She sent me these beautiful roses and a note that said something like, 'There's no doubt you're going to take New York by storm. Welcome to Broadway,'” she shared. “What a way to have your first opening night on Broadway!”

Scherzinger also told “GMA” what it meant for her to return to Disney for the upcoming sequel “Moana 2” and revealed the inspiration behind her role as Moana's mother.

“I'm proud to be of Hawaiian descent and I'm proud of… the portrayal of the Polynesian people and the story,” she said of the film, which hit theaters Nov. 27. It was deeply inspired by the beautiful Women of my family and my ancestors who came before me. I just want to make her proud.

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