Overview

• Liam Payne, former One Direction member, died in October 2024 at age 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina, with a UK inquest ruling his cause of death as polytrauma.
• Kate Cassidy, Payne's partner, has been memorializing him on social media, sharing personal photos and reflections about their relationship since his passing.
• On May 16, 2025, Cassidy posted a previously unseen photograph of her and Payne holding hands on a beach, keeping their faces concealed.
• Earlier in the week, she shared photos from their last holiday together in Greece, describing them as some of the final photos Payne took of her.
• Cassidy revealed Payne’s affirming words about her beauty during that trip, expressing regret for not seeing herself through his eyes and dedicating her posts to his memory.