Zayn Malik has paid tribute to his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at his show in Leeds on Saturday night, with a sign which read: "Love you bro". The message, which has been widely shared on social media,

Singer Zayn Malik, who had postponed the US leg of his 'Stairway to the Sky' tour following the demise of Liam Payne has returned to the stage and he paid tribute to One Direction bandmate, who died on October 16 at age 31, reported People.

Additionally, the late singer's friend James Corden and One Direction co-creator Simon Cowell, who played a key role in launching the band's career on The X Factor in 2010, were there. Cowell was accompanied by his fiancee, Lauren Silverman. The funeral was held in a 12th-century church located in the English countryside, northwest of London.

One Direction band members Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik all reunited for the first time in nine years to say their goodbyes to Liam Payne on Wednesday.

Styles and fellow One Direction bandmates Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan and Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy were among those in attendance at his funeral on Wednesday, Nov. 20

At Liam Payne's funeral service in Amersham, the former One Direction members reunited to pay their last respects.