Naomi Campbell shares her reaction to Liam Paynedead for the first time.

The supermodel, 54, commented Nicole Scherzingeris Friday, October 25 Instagram post honoring Payne after his death on October 16.

Scherzinger, 46, discussed her friendship over the years with Payne while also passing on her condolences to her family and friends, while Campbell shared her response to the emotional tribute in the comments section, writing “.”

PEOPLE has reached out to Campbell’s representatives for further comment.

Payne died at age 31 after falling several stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 16, Policía Federal Argentina confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Campbell and Payne sparked rumors of a romance in early 2019, after being photographed at several of the same events and exchanging flirty messages on social media.

The pair attended a Formula E event in Hong Kong in March of that year, although they were not photographed together, according to reports The sun. The same month, the British newspaper Metro said Campbell and Payne attended an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

The supermodel and the late singer too exchanged flirty messages on Instagram at the time of the dating rumors. In January 2019, Campbell commented, “Beautiful soul” under a shirtless photo of Payne that he wrote days later in a reply to a selfie Campbell posted, “Perfection in a person…”

While appears on See what’s happening live in December 2019, Payne declined to comment on the romance rumors when asked by the host Andy Cohen during a round”Pay the fifth.”

“I plead the fifth – it’s my right as a human being,” he joked on the show at the time.

Campbell also refused to comment on the dating rumors between the pair when she appeared The Jonathan Ross Show in March 2019. “I never discuss my personal life,” she said when asked about the nature of her relationship with Payne.

Campbell’s reaction to Scherzinger’s tribute to Payne comes as the singer and talent show host spoke about her bond with Payne after working with him early in his career as part of the band One Direction on The X Factor.

“Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and cherish the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, until just a few weeks ago,” Scherzinger wrote alongside two photos of her, Payne and Kelly Rowland.

“It was such a blessing to work with you recently. We shared the same love and passion for music and I will forever remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had,” ex Pussycat dolls the star continued. “It has been so hard to process that you are no longer here … I will ‘miss you’ my friend and carry you in my heart.”