Liam Payne’s girlfriend has revealed the surprising reason she was broken up with while sharing news of her recent split.
Kate Cassidy, 27, dated the One Direction star for more than two years before he tragically passed away in Buenos Aires in October 2024.
In a new video shared with her almost 2,000,000 followers, she said: ‘I got dumped, you guys. Dating after losing somebody that you genuinely thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is really tough because I physically look for Liam in every single guy that I meet.’
Kate went on to explain that she found herself comparing her new partner to Liam, and asked him, ‘Liam would do this, so why aren’t you doing this?’
She added: ‘He texted me yesterday and told me we should go our separate ways because it’s just too much, and I understand.
‘I feel sad because I don’t like losing people, and I feel like, especially in the beginning of a situationship, it’s so fun, and you’re so excited to see where it goes.’
The singer died on October 16, at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Since his death, Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, has been sharing her grieving process with fans, regularly sharing pictures of him on her Instagram page.
Speaking to Jay Shetty for his On Purpose podcast, she revealed the now rather chilling final words she exchanged with her late boyfriend when she left Argentina to head back to Florida, just days before he died.
She explained: ‘I remember sitting there with him, and I was going on and on and on about how much I love him, and he laughed and interrupted me, and was like, ‘Kate, you’re gonna miss your flight, your car is in the driveway’.’
‘You’re acting like this is the last time you are ever gonna see me again,’ Payne told her.
Kate added: ‘I just laughed back. But to look back in time and know that that was the last time I was ever going to see him again is just so chilling.
‘I am so blessed that it was that heartfelt goodbye. Our last goodbye, I wouldn’t have wanted it to be any differently. I am so glad we had that beautiful time together, and I wouldn’t change that.’
She also has spoken about how much the late star ‘loved One Direction.’
She said: ‘It was such a huge part of his life and career. Who didn’t love them? I think everybody had hopes for a reunion at some point.
‘Liam would have been more than happy in the future to do that. He was so proud of the boys. He loved them so much he looked at them as brothers.’
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