Maya Henry, who was engaged to Liam before their split in 2022, has now opened up about her relationship with the dad-of-one and revealed "initially, it was the drug use and addictions that tore us apart" and claimed her ex "became someone unrecognisable - so different from his sober self" when on drugs.
The same publication reports a source close to Ms Henry alleging that by the time Liam and Ms Henry ended their engagement the full extent of the late singer's drug addiction was discovered by his former fiancée.
The late One Direction singer, who died in Argentina last year, was open about his battles with drug and alcohol abuse prior to his death but never revealed the specifics of the narcotics he consumed when he was using.
Liam's funeral, held in November in Buckinghamshire, was attended by Cheryl, the mother of his son Bear, and fellow One Direction stars Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, along with his family and friends.
Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett in 2022, Liam said: "I was worried how far my rock bottom was going to be.