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\n Related: <\/span>Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy\u2019s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tOne Direction alum Liam Payne had been dating influencer Kate Cassidy for two years before he died at age 31 in October 2024. Payne and Cassidy were first linked in October 2022, and Cassidy posted the singer on her Instagram page just one month before Us Weekly confirmed news of his death on October 16. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cHappy birthday Liam,\u201d she wrote in the caption. \u201cI know you still have the sweetest tooth in heaven. I\u2019m not very good at baking these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cassidy received encouragement from her TikTok followers, with one commenting: \u201cHe\u2019s watching over you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so beautiful and so strong. This is so sweet, sending you so much love,\u201d another assured her.<\/p>\n
A third viewer added, \u201cHappy Birthday Liam !! He\u2019s spending it with you and is so proud of how you\u2019re living your life \ud83d\udc97 you\u2019re so strong love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Liam](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-Liam-Paynes-Girlfriend-Shares-Video-of-Baking-Late-Star-a-Birthday-Cake--e1756610124673.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Kate Cassidy bakes a birthday cake for late boyfriend Liam Payne.<\/span> Courtesy TikTok \/ Courtesy Kateecass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCassidy had earlier shared a music video via Instagram<\/a> in honor of Payne\u2019s birthday, along with the memorial message: \u201c8.29.93. A special day for the most special soul. I miss you so much. Happy Birthday Liam. I wish we could celebrate together. In the next life I guess.\u201d<\/p>\nCassidy has candidly shared her moments of intense grief<\/a> since Payne\u2019s October 2024 death, including revealing on U.K. morning show Lorraine<\/em> in March that she still struggled to accept that the \u201cStrip That Down\u201d singer was truly gone.<\/p>\n\u201cI find myself talking about him so much in the present tense. I don\u2019t even feel the need to correct myself,\u201d she explained. \u201cThat\u2019s part of my healing journey. I\u2019m still working on accepting the fact that he\u2019s not here anymore. It\u2019s hard for me to refer to him in the past tense. It almost stings that little bit more because it\u2019s more official. It\u2019s very hard to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n
During her Lorraine<\/em> interview, Cassidy admitted she was \u201ctrying to do [her] best\u201d but still experienced plenty of \u201charder days\u201d because of the shocking nature of Payne\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Liam](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1245385986-Liam-Payne-and-Kate-Cassidy.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1385px%2C783px&resize=400%2C225&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Related: <\/span>Kate Cassidy Returns to TikTok With Video Tribute to Liam Payne<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tKate Cassidy has returned to TikTok with an emotional tribute to her late boyfriend, Liam Payne. Cassidy, 25, took to the social media platform on Sunday, December 8, to share a compilation video of time spent with the late One Direction star, who died at the age of 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI am surrounded by such a great support system that I cannot thank enough,\u201d she acknowledged. \u201cHaving [my dog] Nala has helped me so much with my healing journey. I just couldn\u2019t thank everybody enough, all of my friends, my family, for being supportive and helping me be productive. I really am trying to be as productive as I can with not just being stuck in my bedroom all day. Doing small things like yoga, going for a long walk \u2026 I\u2019m trying my best to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam\u2019s sister Nicola also posted her own birthday tribute<\/a> on Friday, revealing that the last time she saw her brother was on a bowling outing for his 31st birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cIf I had known that would be the last time I\u2019d see you, I would have said so much more,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. \u201cI wish I could step into a time machine and relive that night and hug you tighter, capture your smile and voice, ask more questions, and write it all down so I\u2019d never forget. I hope you\u2019re happy, at peace, and know how deeply you are loved. I miss you every single day, and I don\u2019t think there will ever be a day that I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Kate Cassidy bakes a birthday cake for late boyfriend Liam Payne.<\/span> Courtesy TikTok \/ Courtesy Kateecass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Cassidy had earlier shared a music video via Instagram<\/a> in honor of Payne\u2019s birthday, along with the memorial message: \u201c8.29.93. A special day for the most special soul. I miss you so much. Happy Birthday Liam. I wish we could celebrate together. In the next life I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n Cassidy has candidly shared her moments of intense grief<\/a> since Payne\u2019s October 2024 death, including revealing on U.K. morning show Lorraine<\/em> in March that she still struggled to accept that the \u201cStrip That Down\u201d singer was truly gone.<\/p>\n \u201cI find myself talking about him so much in the present tense. I don\u2019t even feel the need to correct myself,\u201d she explained. \u201cThat\u2019s part of my healing journey. I\u2019m still working on accepting the fact that he\u2019s not here anymore. It\u2019s hard for me to refer to him in the past tense. It almost stings that little bit more because it\u2019s more official. It\u2019s very hard to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n During her Lorraine<\/em> interview, Cassidy admitted she was \u201ctrying to do [her] best\u201d but still experienced plenty of \u201charder days\u201d because of the shocking nature of Payne\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tKate Cassidy has returned to TikTok with an emotional tribute to her late boyfriend, Liam Payne. Cassidy, 25, took to the social media platform on Sunday, December 8, to share a compilation video of time spent with the late One Direction star, who died at the age of 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI am surrounded by such a great support system that I cannot thank enough,\u201d she acknowledged. \u201cHaving [my dog] Nala has helped me so much with my healing journey. I just couldn\u2019t thank everybody enough, all of my friends, my family, for being supportive and helping me be productive. I really am trying to be as productive as I can with not just being stuck in my bedroom all day. Doing small things like yoga, going for a long walk \u2026 I\u2019m trying my best to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Liam\u2019s sister Nicola also posted her own birthday tribute<\/a> on Friday, revealing that the last time she saw her brother was on a bowling outing for his 31st birthday.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cIf I had known that would be the last time I\u2019d see you, I would have said so much more,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. \u201cI wish I could step into a time machine and relive that night and hug you tighter, capture your smile and voice, ask more questions, and write it all down so I\u2019d never forget. I hope you\u2019re happy, at peace, and know how deeply you are loved. I miss you every single day, and I don\u2019t think there will ever be a day that I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
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