Liam Payne was visiting Argentina whenhe died on October 16, 2024after sustaining injuries in a fall.
Payne and his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, reportedly began the trip together on September 30.
One major impetus for going to the country is that they were there to attend a Niall Horan concert.
However, by October 14, Cassidy decided to return to the United States while Payne stayed in Argentina.
“I was so ready to leave,” Cassidy confessed in aTikTokvideo.
“Love South America, but I hate staying in one place for too long.”
Cassidy works as an influencer, and travel-related posts are a big part of her brand.
“I was so happy to be home,” she admitted.
“It was just so relieving.”
Prior to her departure, Cassidy had shared a bunch of still pics from the trip.
The montage began with Cassidy on a horse, and ended with Payne getting ready to ride.
As of this writing, Cassidy hasn’t made any social media posts about her boyfriend’s tragic death.
Cassidy was 23, and she’d just started working at a friend’s club.
Although she got a heads-up that Payne was there, Cassidy was still star struck.
“I was pretty much freaking out,” she admitted in aTikTokvideo.
“I like walked up halfway and then stopped and turned around.
I guess we made awkward eye contact for a second.”
Payne was instantly smitten and determined to get Cassidy’s phone number.
As she served him, they got comfortably chatty.
Cassidy didn’t even realize Payne was interested in her at first.
Luckily, they connected the next day and went on their first date.
Payne even altered his travel plans so he could stay three days longer to spend time with her.
Before he and Cassidy got together, Payne had been in a tumultuousrelationship with Maya Henryuntil May 2022.
Payne’s feelings for Cassidy quickly deepened after they’d been together a few months.
“I’ve never felt a love like I do for Katelyn.
In November 2023, Cassidy revealed that she had been a fan of Payne since she was 10.
Then she opened the door of her childhood bedroom to reveal the present-day Payne lounging on her bed.
During their relationship, Cassidy got to meet some of Payne’s former One Direction bandmates.
In March 2023, the couple attended Louis Tomlinson’s documentary premiere.
Of course, besides these glitzy, star studded events, the couple also relished life’s regular moments.
“He drags me to bowling at least four times a week,” Cassidy captioned aTikTokvideo.
