ITV Loose Women star makes desperate plea after Liam Payne's tragic death

Loose Women's Olivia Attwood Dack has issued a heartfelt plea to people using social media platforms in the wake of Liam Payne's heartbreaking death.

On the live broadcast of ITV's Loose Women on Thursday (October 17), Olivia, alongside host Kaye Adams, Penny Lancaster, and Katie Piper, paid their respects to the late One Direction sensation, whose death was confirmed on Wednesday at a hotel in Buenos Aires.

Kaye Adams, 61, set a sombre tone as she commenced the show with a homage to the singer and shared her condolences for Liam's loved ones.

She then turned to Olivia, asking: "Did you cross paths with him over the years?" Olivia acknowledged that she had met Liam "a couple of times".

The 33 year old reality TV personality expressed her grief over Liam's demise and implored the online community to 'leave each other alone'. Olivia recounted to her fellow panellists: "I remember vividly the X-Factor journey, I was a fan of the band it's so tragic."

She continued, reflecting on recent social media activity: "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.

"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."

Olivia remarked: "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?'."

In a tragic turn of events, 31-year-old Liam Payne lost his life on Wednesday after a fall from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires Palermo district, reports .

Authorities in Argentina reported that the father tragically plummeted from the third floor into the inner courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel, where emergency responders subsequently pronounced his death.

Loose Women airs weekdays at 12:30pm on ITV and ITVX