Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy
DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty ImagesKate Cassidy returned to TikTok with an emotional tribute to his late friend Liam Payne.
Cassidy, 25, took to the social media platform on Sunday, December 8 to share video compilation from the time spent with the deceased One Direction star who died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.
Captioning the post ‘I love you’, the influencer opened with shots of herself and Payne blowing kisses to the camera before sharing moments from various outings. The pair were also seen dancing together, arms around each other in another touching moment.
The quiet moments were also interspersed with a series of light-hearted memories, including footage of Payne traveling with Cassidy just two weeks before her death, dragging his amused girlfriend’s legs around the kitchen floor and bowling with her.
Editing together a total of a minute and a half of footage, Cassidy also included clips of Payne lounging in front of the camera, lounging with her on the couch and sleeping next to her in bed.
The video is set to a song from 1993. by Mazzy Star titled ‘Fade Into You’.
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Cassidy’s return to TikTok comes after she was last seen appearing to hold back her emotions while on a walk in central London after Payne’s funeral on November 20. Clad in a long coat and sweatpants, Cassidy was seen in photos obtained by Daily Mail on November 29, when she visited a coffee shop and walked around with a cup of coffee in hand.
Cassidy, who was first connected of Payne in October 2022, was one of many famous faces in attendance at the funeral, including Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. Cheryl ColePayne’s ex, who is the mother of Payne’s son Bear, 7, was also there, as well James Corden and Simon Cowell.
Us Weekly confirmed on October 16 that Payne had died after falling from the hotel’s third-floor balcony. The head of emergency services in Buenos Aires Alberto Crescenti announced that the singer was injured “serious injuries” that were incurable by the time the first aid team arrived on the scene.
Paine’s friend Rogelio “Roger” Nores was among three people charged with abandonment resulting in death and supplying and aiding drugs in connection with Payne’s death last month. “I never abandoned Liam. I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before it happened,” Nores told Daily Mail in a statement dated November 7. “There were over 15 people in the hotel lobby talking and joking with him when I left. I could never have imagined that something like this would happen.”
TMZ reported Tuesday, Dec. 3, that a judge is allowing Argentina’s national prosecutors to continue their investigation into Nores’ role in Payne’s death. Nores’ team, however, filed its own documents stating that his case should be handled by local prosecutors in Buenos Aires.
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