Loose Women star Olivia Attwood has issued a heartfelt plea to people using social media platforms in the wake of Liam Payne's heartbreaking death
Loose Women's Olivia Attwood has made an impassioned appeal to social media users following the devastating news of Liam Payne's untimely passing.
During Thursday's (October 17) live episode of ITV's Loose Women, Olivia joined hosts Kaye Adams, Penny Lancaster, and Katie Piper in paying tribute to the former One Direction star, whose death was announced on Wednesday at a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Kaye, 61, opened the show with a solemn tribute to the singer, extending her sympathies to Liam's family and friends.
Turning to Olivia, Kaye enquired: "Did you cross paths with him over the years?" to which Olivia confirmed that she had met Liam "a couple of times".
The 33-year-old reality TV star shared her sorrow over Liam's death and urged the online community to "leave each other alone". Recalling her memories, Olivia told her co-panellists: "I remember vividly the X-Factor journey, I was a fan of the band, it's so tragic", reports the Express.
She went on to comment on the recent behaviour on social media: "The first thing of thought of this morning was the last couple of weeks my algorithm on social media has been very full of videos of him, people speculating, taking the mick - and whatever."
Olivia concluded with a plea for compassion: "This is not be speculating around what's happened but why can't we just leave people alone? If someone is acting in a way that seems unusual, there is probably a reason and making fun of them for viral content is probably not the best approach."
She went on to comment on the double-edged nature of social platforms, stating: "I feel like with social media it's the best and worst of humanities on display and I think before posting things sometimes take a minute and think 'why are you posting this?'"
She went on to comment on the double-edged nature of social platforms, stating: "I feel like with social media it's the best and worst of humanities on display and I think before posting things sometimes take a minute and think 'why are you posting this?'"
