Fans were devastated to find out Liam Payne He died after falling from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel in October 2024 at the age of 31. Before his sudden death, the British singer was in a relationship with an influencer. Kate Cassidy. They started dating in the fall of 2022, then briefly broke up in May 2023, but soon got back together and were together just days before his tragic death.
Keep reading to see the full timeline of Liam and Kate’s relationship.
September 2022
While no one has revealed the exact beginning of Kate’s romance with the “Strip That Down” singer, it seems likely that it began around September 11, 2022, when a local news station in Charleston reported Liam was in the area. In a TikTok post shared in September 2024, Kate revealed that they met while working at a bar in the seaside city called Ritual. It was only her second week on the job, and they ended up going bowling and going on a ghost tour the next day.
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“We had one of our first dates at the cemetery,” she said in the video.
October 2022
Liam and Kate sparked romance rumors when Daily Mail She posted pictures of them attending a Halloween party hand in hand. The couple is dressed in costume Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee for this occasion.
December 2022
The couple made their first appearance on the red carpet at the British Fashion Awards, where Liam wore a smart suit and Kate sparkled in a black dress that featured cutouts on the chest and a thigh-high slit.
January 2023
Kate shared several photos on Instagram of the couple, including a cozy shot of them together in an elevator.
March 2023
Liam and Kate came out to support their One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson At the premiere of his documentary All those soundsin March 2023.
After the event, she shared a heartfelt message about the project via an Instagram comment. “What a crazy eye-opening experience!” she wrote alongside a photo and video of her and Liam. “It was nice to finally meet you.”
May 2023
The “Sunshine” singer and Kate dated for about seven months before they were said to call it quits by May 2023, according to a source, via US Weekly. “Liam and Kate have broken up,” the insider said on May 10.
June 2023
After one month of separation, the two quickly reunited. In June 2023, they were seen holding hands while spending a night in London.
July 2023
The couple attended the 2023 Wimbledon Championships together.
@kateecas Had a great day 🥰 So grateful #wimbledon #wimbledon2023 #dayvlog
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March 2024
Liam and Kate showed their relationship was strong when they held hands while out in Paris. Kate turned heads in a sheer striped dress as they walked together.
August 2024
Liam faced backlash after joking in a fitness check video on TikTok that his girlfriend was “covered for once”. Kate later defended him against allegations of misogyny, explaining in a subsequent TikTok message that she had encouraged him to make the joke.
“He doesn’t care at all what I wear,” she reassured her followers.
September 2024
Liam was all smiles in the photo Kate shared at the wedding. The duo also danced together in a pre-wedding TikTok video.
The couple then traveled to Argentina in late September and ended up spending two weeks in the country, although the trip was originally scheduled for just five days.
October 2024
Kate shared a TikTok video of herself and Liam during a bowling outing, noting that he “gets me bowling at least four times a week.” They also attended Niall HoranConcert in Buenos Aires.
@kateecas Such a fun show (:
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Before the show, Liam expressed his hope to chat with his former bandmate, stating that the conversation was long overdue. “I think we might go over and say hi. It’s been a while since Niall and I talked. We have a lot to talk about, and I’d like to sort things out with the boy. No hard feelings or anything like that, but we need to talk,” he said in a Snapchat video shared on social media on October 1.
@kateecas Very happy to be back in sunshine state
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On October 14, Kate shared a vlog about her return to Florida from Argentina. Liam died two days later.
After Liam’s death on October 16, 2024, Kate broke her silence on the news on October 18, writing via her Instagram Stories: “I have been completely at a loss. Nothing has been real these past few days. I ask and pray that you give me the grace and space to navigate this privately. … Liam, my angel. You are my everything. I want you to know that I loved you completely and unconditionally. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you, Liam.”
