Liam Payne’s Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Breaks Silence On Singer’s Final Days
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00:00If I could see into the future, I would have never, you know, left Argentina, but, you
00:04know, unfortunately, I, you know, I do have, we did have our own separate lives.
00:09Like this wasn't the first time we traveled separately together.
00:12We would, you know, quite often here and there in the past.
00:17So I never would have thought this would have happened.
00:19Liam Payne's girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, is sharing insight into the singer's final days.
00:24In her first interview since the One Direction star's tragic passing, the influencer told
00:28The Sun that it still doesn't feel fully real that the 31-year-old is gone, as she
00:32also revealed why she left him in Argentina.
00:35Originally, we thought we were only going to be in Argentina for about a week, give
00:39or take, a little less, a little more.
00:41And after two weeks, we, I had a responsibility.
00:44We had a responsibility.
00:46We had our dog.
00:47And obviously, I never would have thought this event would have occurred.
00:51I never would have thought that this would have happened.
00:55Kate also shared how she found out Liam had passed.
00:58I was in our home alone.
01:00I was with our dog.
01:02So I was, I was alone.
01:04And I, yeah, I just still thinking about that is, it's been, it's, it's just insane to me.
01:16I was actually scrolling on TikTok right before I got a phone call.
01:21And that's how I found out, unfortunately.
01:22Who made the call?
01:23One of Liam's friends called me.
01:25So.
01:26Can you remember that call?
01:27It's literally blacked out in my head.
01:29I just, I didn't believe it at first at all.
01:32I genuinely thought it was just a rumor, you know, or some made up thing that somebody
01:39made up just to get views online.
01:43And instantly, I just had a bad feeling in my gut.
01:46I was like, why would somebody make this up?
01:48I just completely blacked out.
01:49I felt just numb.
01:50When I officially found the news to be true, it just, once again, I just fully was numb.
01:56I just didn't believe it.
01:57Did you do anything like ring him or text him or try and?
02:01I did.
02:02I tried to call him.
02:03I called pretty much everybody.
02:05I just, you know, when you're in that mindset, you just call, just like, it's just insane.
02:12Just my mind was, I just remember pacing around the house.
02:15I wasn't able to sleep at all the first night.
02:19And in a way, I almost felt, I was almost in a way happy that I didn't sleep because
02:25I was terrified that of any dreams I would have, it would be almost like a nightmare
02:29but turned into a reality.
02:32She then opened up about how it took a while for her to process that the tragedy really
02:35took place, adding that it sunk in for her while she was at the couple's new house with
02:39her mom.
02:40I was in hysterical, you know, hysterical mode, but I also, there was parts of me that
02:46I felt myself just, this isn't real.
02:49So I would just be numb.
02:50I felt no emotion.
02:51I think one thing for me that was a really big kind of a reality that really sunk in
02:57that he wasn't here when he was obviously in Argentina and I left, we just moved into
03:02a new house.
03:03That's when it finally, I remember just sitting on the couch with my mom and that's when I
03:06just completely broke down.
03:08And that's when I think everything shattered for me because that's when I like realized
03:12like I'm never going to see him again.
03:13I'm never, he's never going to come into, we're never going to be in a home again together.
03:19It was just, that's when it really did hit me.
03:23Kate who shared that she's seeing a grief counselor also revealed her last text messages
03:27to Liam and said that she never expected the incident to occur.
03:31Later adding that she stuck with him through thick and thin.
03:34Again, I think the last message from what I remember that I sent him was, I can't wait
03:38for you to come home and for me and all to be a family again together.
03:42And I can't wait for you to see the house because obviously he knew I was decorating
03:45it.
03:46So that's the last message that I messaged him.
03:49You know, I stuck through, I stuck with Liam through, you know, thick and thin.
03:53And I think love is so, you know, optimistic and you just hope that everything will work
03:59out between, you know, every, you know, everything at the end will work out.
04:03Did you ever foresee him dying young?
04:05Because I think he spoke saying he thought maybe he would die young or something.
04:09No, I never, you know, you never think that the worst possible thing can happen to, you
04:16know, no matter what it is, whether it's a family member getting sick or just a car,
04:20like it doesn't matter.
04:21You never, ever think that's going to happen.
04:23And it's just, I never would have thought that it would ever, you know, have turned
04:27out the way it did.
04:29And I'm still just, you know, wrapping my head around it.
04:33The U.S.-based influencer also detailed his funeral, which had been attended by all the
04:37other members of the former boy band, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and
04:42Zayn Malik.
04:44I went with my mom, my friends that were also friends of Liam's.
04:53We all went together and I had, once again, like such a great support system.
04:58It was so great to have all of those people that I loved and Liam loved so much by my
05:03side that day.
05:05The funeral was, you know, beautiful and it was a day, you know, I'll never forget.
05:11And you could just feel Liam in the room with you.
05:16The Sun notes that Kate still calls Liam's phone to hear his voicemail recording, but
05:20says she has put a pause on listening to his music, sharing, quote, maybe one day, but
05:24not right now.
05:25The outlet also reported that Kate began to cry during the interview as the publication
05:29shared pictures of her wiping away tears.
05:32The 25-year-old also highlighted the serious issue of addiction, which Liam had struggled
05:36with in the years before his death.
05:37I think with addiction, you know, you just, you never know when it's going to come out.
05:43It's a really serious issue that I think is like undervalued and underspoken about.
05:51Though she did not comment on what she believes happened the day the singer passed due to
05:54the ongoing investigation, Kate did share that everything appeared good between the
05:58pair.
06:00Like I said earlier, when I left Argentina, we had such a great day and he was in such
06:04a good headspace and we were in such, you know, great, you know, we just full of love
06:12and I never would have expected any of that to occur.
06:16Kate had posted on social media about the interview, sharing in part how the past few
06:19months have been heartbreaking and the weight of all of it feels unbearable.
06:23She continued saying,
06:24However, after receiving thousands of messages from Liam's fans seeking clarity during this
06:28devastating time, I wanted to share an insight into the relationship with the love of my
06:32life.
06:33This is my first ever interview while I navigate the pain of losing Liam, so please bear with
06:37me as I share my experience, which I hope will be received with compassion and understanding.
06:43Liam died on October 16th after falling from a hotel's third floor balcony in Buenos Aires,
06:48Argentina.
06:49A translated autopsy report also noted that he had alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription
06:53antidepressant in his body.
06:55The One Direction star was 31.