Kate Cassidy has opened up about her final conversation with her late boyfriend, Liam Payne, just days before his tragic passing.
The 31-year-old former One Direction member died on October 16, 2024, after an unfortunate fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend a concert by his former bandmate, Niall Horan. He was seen enjoying the event with Cassidy by his side.
Cassidy, aged 26, returned to the United States alone two days before Payne’s death. Following the incident, police reported being summoned to the hotel due to concerns about an ‘aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol’.
Recently, Cassidy appeared on Jay Shetty’s podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, where she recounted their last in-person interaction, describing it as both ‘chilling’ and ‘beautiful’.
“On the last day in Argentina my car was in the driveway and we went back into the guest house grabbed my suitcase and we were sitting on the couch and I just kept going on, and on, and on about how much I love him and how much he means to me, and how much I’m going to miss him and that I can’t wait for him to already be back in Florida,” she shared.
“Because we were starting this new chapter of our life – we just bought a new house, we just got a dog, we just moved to America as well. I mean I was living in England with him for two years, we just moved to my country – it was just all these new beginnings and it was in just such a positive light.
“So I remember sitting there with him and I was going on, and on, and on, and saying to Liam how much I love him.”
Cassidy continued: “He laughed and he interrupted me, and he just said, ‘Kate like you’re going to miss your flight, your car’s in the driveway – you’re acting like this is the last time you’re ever going to see me again’.
“I just laughed back I was just like, ‘I know I’m being silly, I need to get in the car I can’t miss my flight’.
“Just to even look back at it in time and just know that really was the last the last time I was able to see him again, is just so chilling but in a way I think that the way that we said goodbye to each other, I’m so blessed.”
She elaborated on how the ‘heartfelt, beautiful’ farewell brings her solace regarding Payne’s passing.
Adding: “I’m so glad that we had that last beautiful moment together and shared that.”