Friends of Liam Payne feared for his life as the singer battled drugs

People in Liam Payne’s circle were desperately worried about him in the months leading up to his death, fearing his drug addiction would end in tragedy, multiple sources tell Page Six.

The former One Direction singer had struggled before his tragic death in Argentina last week, as a music industry source who had worked with him told us: ‘This is the end everyone was praying for. didn’t happen, but worried it would happen.”

Payne, 31, spiraled while living far away in Florida, away from friends and family, and was pushed back on the road shortly after leaving rehab, Page Six reported.

The singer’s initial toxicology report showed he was high on a cocktail of drugs, including crack and “pink cocaine,” at the time of his death, according to reports Monday.

But his struggles were common knowledge to loved ones and people who had worked with him in both One Direction and “The X Factor,” the U.K. TV show where he found fame.

His sister Nicola posted a tribute on Instagram on Monday, writing: “You really were too good for this earth, you were an angel who only lived to make people smile and happy. You always showed kindness to everyone you met meet and you can see how many people have confirmed what we always knew!”

Payne had been persuaded to go to rehab a few weeks ago in an attempt to get his life back on track, but left after just two days.

Payne checked into The Priory, an addiction and mental health clinic in London, in late July.

The Sun reported that the singer signed up for a 28-day addiction therapy program to finally recover from his 7-year-old son Bear and his family. This was confirmed by Page Six.

However, we’re told Payne barely left her room at the $6,400-a-night center, leaving after just 48 hours.

Sources say reports that Payne was only told his record label, Universal, and his publicist days before his death are false. Instead, we are told that he found out about it more than a month ago.

Another senior music source added: “Universal executives were the ones who were uncomfortable with Liam going out on the road and returning to the limelight after rehab.”

Outside of the label, Payne was working with young employees who were pushing him to get back on tour right after his first rehab outing. She broke up with her manager before she died, Page Six says.

ABC News reported that a partial autopsy found substances including cocaine, crack and benzodiazepine, which is a depressant, in Payne’s body when he fell to his death from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 of October

The test also found “pink cocaine,” a recreational drug that typically mixes methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and others, according to the outlet.

Her body will be taken home to her grieving father, Geoff Payne, once the post-mortem is complete.