LIAM Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy revealed why she left him in Argentina just days before his tragic death.
The couple travelled to South America earlier this month to watch Liam’s One Direction bandmate Niall Horan perform in the country and, while out there, extended their stay.
After two weeks away, American Kate was more than ready to leave and decided to head home.
She explained on TikTok: “Honestly, love South America but I hate staying in one place for too long. And we were supposed to be there for, like, five days, turned into two weeks.
“I was just like, ‘I need to go home.’”
Ahead of her flight to Florida, Kate said she broke out in a “weird rash” due to her “anxiety” around flying, but the journey went without incident.
She added: “I was so happy to be home. It was so relieving.”
Glamorous Kate appeared in the final photo Liam shared on social media before his death.
He appeared topless as the cosied up together for a mirror selfie.
The model also took a snap of the One Direction star as they rode horses together in the countryside prior to her departure.
Liam could be seen wearing casual clothes while sitting on a horse in the TikTok picture.
Captioning the shot, Kate wrote: “I am very grateful for the simple things in life.”
Liam tragically plunged from the third floor of a luxury hotel in Argentina on Wednesday afternoon.
In Snapchats shared just minutes before his death, the singer uploaded photos of his food and detailed his plans to play polo.
He filmed Kate, 25, as they ate breakfast, revealing they had been staying at their friend’s home together.
The footage, which was filmed days before his death, saw Liam addressing the camera, saying: “This is the breakfast table, just enjoying breakfast and coffee even though it’s 1pm.”
Kate could be heard in the background joking that the pair were “losers” for laying in so late.
Liam was first linked to Kate in October 2022, before making their first red carpet debut together two months later.
In March 2023, Kate accompanied Liam to the premiere of documentary All of Those Voices, made by his One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson.
It comes as:
- One Direction fans held candlelit vigils outside the hotel
- The singer posted on Snapchat just minutes before his death
- Rylan Clark and Dermot O’Leary paid tribute to the singer
- His ex-fiancée Maya Henry broke her silence after his death
- Liam’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy’s message before he died
- Harry Styles’ mum pays heartbreaking tribute to the star
She shared pictures of herself and X Factor star Liam at the showbiz event and told her followers: “What a crazy eye opening experience!”
Kate added: “@Louist91 well done on such a beautiful film that everybody will love.”
Liam’s relationship with Kate came following the end of his engagement with model Maya Henry.
The couple ended their romance in June 2021, before reuniting later that year. But they called it quits for good in May 2022.
On Wednesday night, it was confirmed to The Sun that Liam had died.
The singer-songwriter was staying at Hotel CasaSur in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Argentina.
Witnesses said Liam smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room following an erratic incident earlier in the day, TMZ reports.
Liam and Kate began dating in October 2022[/caption]
