Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy met his parents for the first time at his funeral on Wednesday afternoon. The TikTok star, 25, who had been in a relationship with the late singer, 31, since 2022, arrived at Liam's funeral service at St Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire , with the support of her friend Damian Hurley. Wearing dark sunglasses, a fur-lined coat and appearing to hold back tears , Kate, who said that her heart was "shattered" after Liam's death, came face to face with her late boyfriend's parents Geoff and Karen Payne for the first time.
Instead of a meeting filled with excited hugs and Kate, Geoff and Karen gushing over their mutual love for Liam, they were faced with the devastating reality of laying the singer to rest. It came one month after he tragically fell from his hotel balcony and died in Buenos Aires on October 16. Kate was also in the company of Liam's ex-girlfriend Cheryl Tweedy, the mother of his seven-year-old son Bear.
Cheryl is understood to have helped his family plan the private service attended by those closest to him. Danielle Peazer, who dated Liam between 2010 and 2013, also attended his funeral. Taking to Instagram following his death, Kate shared her heartbreak with fans, telling them she had "lost the best part of myself" and posted a note written by Liam in which he had written he wanted to "marry" Kate in the next year.
"I don't even know where to begin. My heart is shattered in ways I can't put into words. I wish you could.
