Bolton boy band member Danny Jones has paid tribute to Liam Payne who tragically died this week.

Appearing on ITV’s This Morning, McFly’s Danny, who is from Bromley Cross, said: “It’s super sad. Such a nice human and it was amazing to know the guys.

“And I feel for his family, I feel for the band, feel for the boys, and I’m shocked. I’m genuinely shocked.”

One Direction – which consisted of Liam , Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson – were supported on tour by the McBusted supergroup, which saw McFly and Busted members join together.

Musicians and famous faces have been paying tribute to the 31-year-old after he died falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, local police said.

The singer rose to fame as part of One Direction, who went on to become a global sensation after they finished third on The X Factor in 2010.

Earlier this week, Bolton School old boy Max George paid tribute to Liam.

The Wanted star said he met Liam while he was competing on The X Factor with One Direction, describing his death as “absolutely devastating news”.

Max said that Liam supported him following the tragic death of his fellow band member from Bolton.

“Over the last few years I had the pleasure of getting to know him personally and spent some treasured time with him,” he said on Instagram.

“Liam was absolutely wonderful in terms of support when Tom (Parker) fell ill, performing at the Royal Albert Hall with us for Stand Up To Cancer.

£He supported me a lot personally after Tom passed. I will never forget that.”

Busted’s Charlie Simpson, who started his musical career when he was aged 16, reflected on the pressures of being thrust into the limelight in a boy band.

“It is really tough. I think that especially today with social media and the pressure that comes with it now that wasn’t around when we started, I think that makes it even tougher. It’s just desperately sad,” he added.

Soccer Aid also thanked Payne for everything he did to “help support children around the world” after the singer captained the England team for the charity football match in 2022 and returned in 2023 to play on the team.