Liam Payne had a whole lot of history with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy . Not only was she one of the last people he spent time with before his tragic death on Oct. 16 , but the 25-year-old had been a huge fan of his pop group One Direction before the two started dating.
" I am the best manifester ," Kate shared in a TikTok video last year, explaining how she once painted a portrait of Liam on a popsicle stick at the height of her fandom. After panning the camera to show Liam in the childhood bedroom where she "literally drew" the artwork, Kate quipped, "Be careful what you wish for." And since striking up a romance with the "What Makes You Beautiful" singer in 2022, the two were inseparable.
She was by his side at numerous red carpet events and he often appeared in her TikTok videos . In fact, Kate even got to know Liam's close friends through the years—including his former bandmate Louis Tomlinson . "It was so nice to meet you finally" Kate wrote to Louis on Instagram in March 2023, after she and Liam attended the premiere of his All of Those Voices documentary.
"Well done on such a beautiful film that everybody will love." She added at the time, "What a crazy eye opening experience!" To get to know Kate, keep reading..
. Prior to his romance with Kate, Liam dated Maya Henry . The two first went public with their relationship in 2019, before announcing their engagement the following year.
They called it quits in May 2022. Liam was romantically involved with former The X Fac.