Who is Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy?

GLOBAL superstar Liam Payne has passed away in Argentina after tragically falling from his hotel balcony.

The 31-year-old singer had been following his friend Niall Horan on tour in Buenos Aires before the incident, and was seen appearing on his girlfriend Kate Cassidy's Instagram.

Who is Kate Cassidy?

Kate Cassidy is an American model from New Jersey.

In March 2024, she posted a snap holding an impressive birthday cake captioned: "Happy to be 25."

According to sources, she is the daughter of a British father and went to top university Charleston in South Carolina.

As of October 2024, Kate has an impressive 336,000 followers on Instagram.

She regularly posts stunning selfies, snaps from her sun-soaked travels, and pictures with her beau, One-Direction star Liam Payne.

How long were the couple together?

Liam and Kate first got together in July 2022.

Until his passing on October 16, 2024, Kate and Liam were still together - despite previously calling it quits.

The couple reportedly split in May 2023, before later rekindling their romance.

In September 2023, it was reported that the singer had been rushed to hospital with agonising kidney pain after he fell ill on a trip to Lake Como in Italy with girlfriend Kate.

In December 2022, Liam opened up about his feelings for Kate on TikTok.

He told his followers: "I've never felt a love like I do for Katelyn. We make each other better people."

He added: "For the first time in my life I'm happy to be me and that's priceless."

Kate appeared in the final photo Liam shared on social media minutes before his death.

She had been with him in Buenos Aires in Argentina, but returned home, leaving Liam behind in the country.

She told her TikTok followers: "Honestly, love South America but I hate staying in one place for too long.

"And we were supposed to be there for, like, five days, turned into two weeks.

"I was just like, ‘I need to go home’."

Does Liam Payne have a child?

Former One Direction star and singer Liam was a father to son Bear - who he shared with former girlfriend Cheryl.

The couple welcomed their son on March 22, 2017.

At the time, the proud new mum posted a picture on Instagram of Liam cradling their 7lb 9oz new baby.

She captioned the sweet shot: “On Wednesday Liam and I became parents to an incredibly beautiful, healthy baby boy looking like a dream.”

Liam famously dated Cheryl, who he met when he auditioned on The X Factor, in 2008, where she was on the judging panel.

After two years of dating, the pair announced their split on Sunday, July 1, 2018.