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Liam Payne‘love Kate Cassidy she seems to be honoring her late lover with a subtle tribute.
Cassidy, 25, shared a photo of herself curled up to her and Payne’s dog, Nala, via Instagram stories on Sunday, December 22. In the photo, Cassidy is seen with angel wings tattooed on her index and middle fingers.
The influencer simply posted a red heart emoji over the image, where Nala can be seen staring at the camera.
Cassidy and Payne fostered Nala just a month before the The One Direction singer died aged 31 after falling from the balcony of a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16.
“We have a special little guest with us today,” Cassidy said at a meeting on September 16 TikTok video introducing her and Payne’s new pet.
Cassidy said in the video that she was “so nervous” to ask Payne to have a dog with her. She said she found a dog shelter near their home in Miami and shared that “Liam is totally on board with her.”
One Direction alum Liam Payne had been dating influencer Kate Cassidy for two years before he died aged 31 in October 2024. Payne and Cassidy were first linked in October 2022, and Cassidy posted the singer on her Instagram page a month only before Us Weekly confirmed news of his death on October 16. (…)
Cassidy and Payne settled on Nala after meeting three different dogs at the shelter, she said. “This dog … we thought was the best fit for us. She is so sweet. She is only four months old. She was abandoned by her previous owners and left at the shelter,” explained Cassidy. “We wanted to give her a second chance to have a better life.”
Cassidy recently returned to social media with a sweet tribute to Payne following his death.
Liam Payne was enjoying “quality time” with girlfriend Kate Cassidy in Buenos Aires in the days before his shocking death. Us Weekly confirmed on Wednesday, October 16, that the One Direction alum died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before his (…)
On December 8, Cassidy shared a compilation video via TikTok of time spent with the late One Direction star. Captioning the post, “I love you,” the influencer began with photos of herself and Payne blowing kisses to the camera before sharing moments from various outings. The couple were also seen dancing together, arms wrapped around each other, in another touching moment.
Quiet moments were also complemented with a series of light memories, including footage of Payne, who traveled with Cassidy two weeks before his death, dragging his amused girlfriend’s legs around the kitchen floor and bowling with her.
Courtesy of Kate Cassidy/Instagram Liam Payne dated Kate Cassidy for almost two years before his death in October 2024. The pair were first linked romantically in October 2022 after they were photographed holding hands while leaving a party Halloween together. Payne and Cassidy made things official on the red carpet in December of that year when (…)
Editing a total of a minute and a half of footage together, Cassidy also included clips of Payne frolicking around in front of the camera, lying with her on the couch and sleeping next to her in bed.
The video was set to a 1993 track by Mazzy Star called “Fade Into You.”
Cassidy, who was first linked to Payne in October 2022, attended Payne’s funeral on 20 November in Amersham, England, along with former One Direction bandmates Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson a Zayn Malik. Cheryl ColePayne’s ex and the mother of his son Bear, 7, were there too, so to speak James Corden a Simon Cowell.
