Liam Payne’s girlfriend breaks her silence on his death

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy paid a tribute to the former One Direction singer two days after his death at the age of 31.

On Friday, the social media influencer shared an emotional note on her Instagram Stories, thanking supporters for “all the kind words and love sent my way” while asking for privacy while she processed her grief.

“Nothing has felt real these past few days,” she wrote. “I ask and pray that you give me the grace and space to deal with this privately.”

She ended her note by addressing Payne, her boyfriend of two years, directly.

“Liam, my angel. You are everything,” she wrote. “I want you to know that I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you, Liam.”

Payne was found dead on Wednesday after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Although the circumstances surrounding the pop star’s death remain under investigation, a preliminary autopsy on Thursday revealed that he died from multiple traumas as well as internal and external bleeding.

Cassidy, a New Jersey native, had recently traveled to Argentina with Payne. On October 2, the couple was spotted at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, where Payne’s former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan was performing.

Just days before Payne’s death, Cassidy confirmed on social media that she had returned to the United States while he remained behind in Argentina.

“We were supposed to stay there for five days – it turned into two weeks,” she said in a TikTok video. “And I just thought, ‘I have to go home.'”

In October 2022, Payne and Cassidy were romantically linked for the first time. Later that year, they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the British Fashion Awards.