The deep divisions in One Direction revealed after Liam Payne's death

When they first burst onto the scene on The and became Britain's biggest pop group since The , the bond of friendship between five fresh-faced teenagers was crucial to the legend of that fans bought into.

However, behind closed doors, the relationship between , who died earlier this week aged 31, , 30, , 31, , 31, and , 32, was far more complex.

Manufactured as a group by and , they were put together for a mix of looks and performance ability - with no obvious thought given to how their personalities might gel.

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