In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024
Liam Payne’s woman is grieving her insurmountable loss.
Kate Cassidy, who had dated the One Direction vocalist since 2022, shared a tribute to the instrumentalist pursuing his Oct. 16 decease astatine property 31.
"Thank you for each the benignant words and emotion that has been sent my way," she wrote successful an Oct. 18 Instagram Stories post. "I person been astatine a implicit loss. Nothing astir the past fewer days person felt real. I inquire and commune that you springiness maine the grace and abstraction to navigate this successful private."
Kate went connected to telephone the vocalist her "angel."
"You are everything," she noted. "I privation you to cognize I loved you unconditionally and completely. I volition proceed to emotion you for the remainder of my life. I emotion you Liam."
Kate had been vacationing with Liam successful Argentina for 2 weeks earlier his passing, though their travel was primitively lone scheduled for astir 5 days. She yet flew retired of the country connected Oct. 12, sharing connected TikTok that she felt a "need" to spell location to Florida portion helium remained successful South America.
"I was truthful acceptable to leave," she said successful an Oct. 14 TikTok video. "Honestly, emotion South America but I hatred staying successful 1 spot for excessively long."
The 25-year-old added successful the caption, "soooo happpiii to b backmost successful sunshine state."
During their travels, the brace had attended concerts, enjoyed bowling dates and tried section cuisine—including Argentine Chinese nutrient and Wagyu steak, arsenic good arsenic indulged successful their favourite treats similar McDonald's, Oreos and Skittles, arsenic Kate shared successful her TikTok vlogs.
"I'm precise grateful for the elemental things successful life," she wrote successful 1 post, portion Liam had added connected Snapchat anterior to his decease that helium was savoring a "lovely time successful Argentina."
The Internet influencer had shown highlights from her and Liam’s narration implicit the years, including a viral TikTok video wherever she showed disconnected her emotion for One Direction—which was besides made up of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.
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“I americium the champion manifester, and I'm going to amusement you why," Kate said, showing disconnected a popsicle instrumentality trade of Liam she had made arsenic a kid. “It's a popsicle stick—I don't cognize why—of Liam.”
Then, she cut to herself going into a country with Liam sitting connected the bed.
“And somehow, 10 years later,” she added arsenic Liam smirked astatine the camera. “Careful what you privation for!”
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Kate had besides showed disconnected saccharine moments of Liam passim their relationship—including the mates participating successful viral TikTok trends, and vlogs. In one, the influencer showed off 1 of their favourite activities and jokingly complained, “He drags maine to bowling astatine slightest 4 times a week.”
Prior to his narration with Kate, the precocious One Direction subordinate besides dated Cheryl Cole—with whom helium shares 7-year-old lad Bear—Maya Henry and Sophia Smith.
Before helium joined One Direction, Liam antecedently auditioned for The X Factor successful 2008, making it to the judges houses circular arsenic a solo artist. He was past placed with One Direction during the 2010 season, finishing third.
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Following One Direction taking their indefinite hiatus successful 2016, the 31-year-old went connected to merchandise the EP First Time and the medium LP1, which included his biggest deed “Strip that Down” featuring Quavo.
In 2022, Liam sparked statement erstwhile she said helium had the astir palmy solo vocation of the radical with his archetypal azygous release, adding connected Logan Paul’s podcast that set had been formed astir him successful the archetypal place—due to his anterior stint connected The X Factor.
After receiving backlash for his comments, he aboriginal apologized successful a vulnerable YouTube video.
“A batch of what I said came from the incorrect place,” Liam explained. “I was truthful aggravated astatine what was going connected astir me, and alternatively of taking a look inwards, I decided to look outwards astatine everybody else—and conscionable took it retired connected everybody else, which is wrong.”
He added that his chap One Direction members supported him done the “life-changing” experience, which led to him seeking rehab successful 2023. “The remainder of the boys truly stood by me,” helium added, “and came to the rescue.”
Keep speechmaking for a look backmost connected Liam’s beingness successful One Direction and beyond.
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