Kate Cassidy is opening up about her grief four months after losing Liam Payne, whom she dated for two years before his sudden death in October.
In one of her first interviews since the former One Direction star died in a third-story fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the social media star fought back tears while describing how she’s still coming to terms with his death on U.K. morning show Lorraine Wednesday (March 5). “I find myself talking about him so much in the present tense,” she told host Lorraine Kelly.
“I don’t even feel the need to correct myself, because I still can’t fully — that’s part of my healing journey — I’m still working on accepting the fact that he’s not here anymore,” Cassidy continued, adding that she’ll “always have so much love” for her late partner. “I never would’ve thought that I would be talking about him in the past tense.”
As for how she’s coping with her grief, the influencer told Kelly that things have been “really hard.” “I’ve never lost anybody before close to me, so this is my first time dealing with anything like this,” she added. “I am trying to do my best. I have my better days, I have my harder days, but I am surrounded by such a great support system that I cannot thank enough.”
Payne died Oct. 16 after suffering multiple traumas from the 40-foot fall. Cassidy had been with him in Argentina up until a few days prior to the incident, during which the singer was under the influence of multiple substances, a subsequent toxicology report confirmed. Another report recently revealed that his blood-alcohol concentration at the time of his death was at a nearly life-threatening level of up to 2.7 grams per liter.
The X Factor alum had previously been open about struggling with mental health and seeking sobriety treatment before his death. To honor his memory, Cassidy is now partnering with Lorraine‘s 2025 mental health initiative, March 4 March, which encourages Brits to walk 10,000 extra steps each week as a proven way of boosting their moods. “I genuinely believe Liam, in a way, guided me to this campaign and wanted me to be involved in this and help other people,” Cassidy said on the show. “Liam was so open about his mental health.”
To honor his memory, Cassidy is now partnering with Lorraine‘s 2025 mental health initiative, March 4 March, which encourages Brits to walk 10,000 extra steps each week as a proven way of boosting their moods. “I genuinely believe Liam, in a way, guided me to this campaign and wanted me to be involved in this and help other people,” Cassidy said on the show. “Liam was so open about his mental health.”
She added, “I know he would want me to help anybody, because he no longer can help people.”
Watch Cassidy’s Lorraine interview below.
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