One Direction alum Liam Payne had been dating influencer Kate Cassidy for two years before he died at age 31 in October 2024
One 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. Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to CNN.
Prior to his romance with Cassidy, Payne dated Cheryl Cole, with whom he welcomed son Bear in 2017, from 2016 to 2018, and was engaged to Maya Henry from 2020 to 2021.
Keep scrolling for a look back at Payne and Cassidy’s relationship:
Payne and Cassidy sparked romance rumors after the Daily Mail published photographs of them attending a Halloween party hand in hand.
The couple made their red carpet debut at the British Fashion Awards. Payne wore a suit while Cassidy donned a black dress with chest cutouts and a thigh-high slit.
Cassidy shared several Instagram photos of the pair, including a snap of them cozied up in an elevator.
