Liam Payne‘s girlfriend Kate Cassidy somberly commemorated the late One Route’s birthday in an attractive method.
The influencer, 26, held again tears in a TikTok video, set to Mazzy Star’s melancholic 1993 ballad “Fade Into You,” as she baked a cake for what would have been Payne’s thirty second birthday on Friday, August 29.
Cassidy lastly broke down in tears as she lit one candle on the cake in honor of her late accomplice, who died in October 2024 after falling from a third-floor balcony on the CasaSur Palermo Resort in Buenos Aires. She had been vacationing in Argentina with Payne however returned to her native U.S. just a few days earlier than his demise.
The ultimate seconds of the heartbreaking TikTok footage noticed Cassidy chopping into the cake and sharing a bit with the couple’s rescue canine Nala. Payne and Cassidy adopted Nala from a shelter only one month earlier than the musician’s demise.
“Comfortable birthday Liam,” she wrote within the caption. “I do know you continue to have the sweetest tooth in heaven. I’m not superb at baking today.”
Cassidy acquired encouragement from her TikTok followers, with one commenting: “He’s watching over you.”
“You’re so stunning and so robust. That is so candy, sending you a lot love,” one other assured her.
A 3rd viewer added, “Comfortable Birthday Liam !! He’s spending it with you and is so pleased with the way you’re residing your life 💗 you’re so robust love you.”
Kate Cassidy bakes a birthday cake for late boyfriend Liam Payne. Courtesy TikTok / Courtesy Kateecass
Cassidy had earlier shared a music video by way of Instagram in honor of Payne’s birthday, together with the memorial message: “8.29.93. A special occasion for probably the most particular soul. I miss you a lot. Comfortable Birthday Liam. I want we might have a good time collectively. Within the subsequent life I suppose.”
Cassidy has candidly shared her moments of intense grief since Payne’s October 2024 demise, together with revealing on U.Okay. morning present Lorraine in March that she nonetheless struggled to simply accept that the “Strip That Down” singer was actually gone.
“I discover myself speaking about him a lot within the current tense. I don’t even really feel the necessity to appropriate myself,” she defined. “That’s a part of my therapeutic journey. I’m nonetheless engaged on accepting the truth that he’s not right here anymore. It’s laborious for me to consult with him previously tense. It nearly stings that little bit extra as a result of it’s extra official. It’s very laborious to simply accept.”
Throughout her Lorraine interview, Cassidy admitted she was “making an attempt to do [her] finest” however nonetheless skilled loads of “more durable days” due to the stunning nature of Payne’s demise.
Kate 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 Route star, who died on the age of 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires […]
“I’m surrounded by such a terrific assist system that I can not thank sufficient,” she acknowledged. “Having [my dog] Nala has helped me a lot with my therapeutic journey. I simply couldn’t thank all people sufficient, all of my mates, my household, for being supportive and serving to me be productive. I actually am making an attempt to be as productive as I can with not simply being caught in my bed room all day. Doing small issues like yoga, going for a protracted stroll … I’m making an attempt my finest to try this.”
Liam’s sister Nicola additionally posted her personal birthday tribute on Friday, revealing that the final time she noticed her brother was on a bowling outing for his thirty first birthday.
“If I had identified that might be the final time I’d see you, I might have stated a lot extra,” she wrote. “I want I might step right into a time machine and relive that evening and hug you tighter, seize your smile and voice, ask extra questions, and write all of it down so I’d always remember. I hope you’re completely satisfied, at peace, and know the way deeply you might be liked. I miss you each single day, and I don’t suppose there’ll ever be a day that I don’t.”
Darren Gerrish/Getty Pictures Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy seems to be honoring her late boyfriend with a delicate tribute. Cassidy, 25, shared a photograph of herself curling as much as her and Payne’s canine, Nala, by way of her Instagram Tales on Sunday, December 22. Within the pic, Cassidy is seen with angel wings tattooed on her index […]
She concluded, “So in the present day, in your birthday, I wish to want you the happiest heavenly birthday. Wherever you might be, I hope you’re celebrating and hopefully you’ve scored a couple of strikes too. Love you all the time.”
Us Weekly reported in November 2024 that Payne’s household and mates — together with Cassidy — had been joined by his former One Route bandmates Harry Types, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson as he was laid to relaxation in Amersham, England.
