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Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy breaks silence: ‘I love you Liam’

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy breaks silence: ‘I love you Liam’

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Liam Payne’s girlfriend is breaking her silence following the late singer’s death.

Model and influencer Kate Cassidy took to her Instagram story on Friday to mourn the loss of the One Direction band member, who died outside a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday after a fall from balcony of a hotel.

“I’ve been completely lost. Nothing the last few days has felt real,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “I ask and pray that you give me the grace and space to navigate this privately.”

The alum of the British band, who was one fifth of the beloved group, died aged 31, after the head of reception at the Casa Sur hotel called for medical assistance in Spanish for a “conscious” guest. that he is intoxicated by drugs and alcohol” and “breaking the whole room” in a 911 call obtained by Reuters on Thursday,

She added in her Instagram Story statement: “Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know that I have loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam.” .

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How Kate Cassidy and Liam Payne met and made the relationship public

The influencer, who has more than 600,000 followers on Instagram, and the “Strip That Down” singer went public with their relationship in 2022. Cassidy posted a photo of the couple making their red carpet debut at the British Fashion Awards in December of that year. calling the night “amazing” in a caption as Payne looked in her direction with a delighted smile.

In a TikTok posted last month, Cassidy told followers the story of how he met the 1D singer. According to Cassidy, when he was 23 years old working at Ritual Nightclub in Charleston, South Carolina, his manager texted him: “Liam Payne from One Direction is here, you’re going to be in charge of him tonight.”

Cassidy, who has family in London, said he told Payne he travels across the pond often, and said he would love to be his “tour guide”. The next day, they had lunch together and went on a bowling date followed by a ghost tour. Later in the video, Cassidy told her 850,000 TikTok followers that Payne brought up her trip back to England by three days.

She added that “everything happens for a reason, don’t try to leave work because you want to go to a party, because you never know, you might meet your future husband.”

Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole, mother of his son Bear, also broke her silence on Friday

Cassidy isn’t Payne’s only longtime love to mourn his loss. In a heartfelt Instagram post on Friday, British singer Cheryl Cole, who shares 7-year-old son Bear with Payne, mourned his loss in a lengthy post.

“As I try to navigate this earth-shattering event and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I would like to remind everyone that we have lost a human being,” she wrote. “Liam wasn’t just a pop star and a celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7-year-old son.”

“A son who now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again. What worries me the most is that one day Bear will have access to the hateful reporting and media exploitation that we have seen in the last two days. It’s breaking my heart even more because I can’t protect him from this in his future,” Cole’s statement continued.

Cole and Payne first met on the British version of “The X-Factor” during their solo audition in 2008 and apparently reunited in 2015 when One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus. They were in a relationship from 2016 to 2018, and their son was born in March 2017. All the members of One Direction also posted their respects to Payne in the days after his death.

Contribute; Taijuan Moorman