{"id":4906446,"date":"2026-06-24T14:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4906446"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:29:51","slug":"kate-cassidy-liam-payne-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/kate-cassidy-liam-payne-girlfriend-4906446\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Kate Cassidy? 5 Things to Know About Liam Payne&#8217;s Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kate was in an on-and-off relationship with the former One Direction member from 2022 until his sudden death in 2024. Learn more about Kate here.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/liam-payne\/\"  >Liam Payne<\/a> <\/strong>was in a relationship with <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-kate-cassidy-4906446\/\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  ><strong>Kate Cassidy <\/strong><\/a>until his <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/10\/16\/liam-payne-dead\/\"  >death<\/a>. They <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/liam-payne-kate-cassidys-relationship-timeline-5330572\/\"  >started dating<\/a> in the fall of 2022 and <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/05\/10\/liam-payne-kate-cassidy-split-breakup\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  >briefly broke up in May 2023<\/a>. They reunited, and in June 2023, they were <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/06\/09\/liam-payne-kate-cassidy-hold-hands-london-photos\/\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  >spotted holding hands<\/a> again, signaling a reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">According to Kate&#8217;s social media, the influencer was with him in Argentina just days before his sudden <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/liam-payne-cause-of-death-5330395\/\"  >death<\/a>.\u00a0She broke her silence about her late boyfriend via her Instagram Stories, writing,\u00a0&#8220;I have been at a complete loss. Nothing about the past few days have felt real. I ask and pray that you&#8217;ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private. &#8230; Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you, Liam.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBeJEmQp2sN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBeJEmQp2sN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">On October 23, 2024, she shared a heartfelt statement on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBeJEmQp2sN\/?igsh=enByNnN2eGgxamly\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Instagram<\/a> that read, &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t even know where to begin. My heart is shattered in ways I can&#8217;t put into words. I wish you could see the huge impact you&#8217;ve had on the world, even as it feels so dark right now. You brought so much happiness and positivity to everyone-millions of fans, your family, friends, and especially me. You are so incredibly loved.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kate concluded her post, which included images of the two together, with,\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I keep your note close, even though you told me not to look at it. It said, &#8220;Me and Kate to marry within a year\/engaged &amp; together forever 444.&#8221; Liam, I know we&#8217;ll be together forever, but not in the way we had planned. You&#8217;ll always be with me. I&#8217;ve gained a guardian angel.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will love you for the rest of my life and beyond, carrying our dreams and memories with me everywhere I go.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forever yours,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katelyn.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Now, nearly two years after Liam&#8217;s death, Kate moved on with a new man but revealed things didn&#8217;t work out because she compared him to the late &#8220;Night Changes&#8221; singer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Find out everything you need to know about Kate here.<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Is a Social Media Influencer<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">Kate is a rising Instagram influencer known for sharing stunning looks on her page. Still early in her career, her high-profile relationship boosted her follower count.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4907222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4907222\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Liam-Payne-Kate-Cassidy-BG-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C926\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4907222 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Liam-Payne-Kate-Cassidy-BG-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C926\" alt=\"Liam Payne Kate Cassidy\" width=\"620\" height=\"926\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4907222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy holding hands. (Click News and Media \/ BACKGRID)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Liam &amp; Kate First Met in 2022<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">While no one has disclosed the exact start of Kate&#8217;s romance with the &#8220;Strip That Down&#8221; singer, it seems likely it began around September 11, 2022, when a local news station in Charleston reported Liam&#8217;s presence in the area. In a <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kateecass\/video\/7416774116130196766?is_from_webapp=1&#038;sender_device=pc&#038;web_id=7413191218619123231\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >TikTok<\/a> posted in September 2024, Kate revealed that they met while she was working at a bar in the port city called Ritual. It was only her second week on the job, and they ended up going bowling and on a ghost tour the following day.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">&#8220;We basically had one of our first dates in a graveyard,&#8221; she mentioned in the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CimNWZzujKD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CimNWZzujKD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Couple Was First Spotted Together That Year<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">The pair were first seen out together on Halloween. The influencer shared a photo of them dressed as another famous couple for the holiday. Like <strong>Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> and <strong>Megan Fox<\/strong>, Kate and Liam <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/10\/29\/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-pamela-anderson-tommy-lee-halloween-costume-2022\/\"  >dressed up<\/a> as <strong>Pamela Anderson<\/strong> and <strong>Tommy Lee<\/strong>, inspired by the former couple&#8217;s portrayal in the miniseries <em>Pam &amp; Tommy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Is Involved in London Nightlife<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\">Sources close to the pair told <em>The Sun<\/em> that, while they were still early in their relationship, they were having a great time getting to know each other. &#8220;They are mad about each other,&#8221; they said. \u201cKate is a wild girl, so Liam is definitely in for a fun ride. 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