Liam Payne’s girlfriend has mentioned his loss of life was a “tragic accident” and he was in “such a good headspace” when she left him in Argentina.
Kate Cassidy was with Payne in Buenos Aires however flew again to the US days earlier than the One Route star was killed in a fall from a resort balcony.
She informed The Solar: “Love is so optimistic, and you just hope that everything will work out at the end.
“Clearly if I knew, if I may see into the long run, I’d by no means have left Argentina.”
The American influencer mentioned she needed to get again to take care of the couple’s canine, Nala.
“I had a responsibility, we had a responsibility. We had our dog and obviously I never, ever thought this event would occur,” she mentioned.
Cassidy added: “It was a tragic accident and no, I never did think [he might die young]. But, you know, we did have our own separate lives – this wasn’t the first time we have travelled separately.
“I simply by no means thought this might have occurred, that it could end up the best way it did.”
Payne died aged 31 on 16 October from a number of accidents after falling from the third flooring of a resort within the Argentine capital.
Three individuals have been charged with manslaughter over his loss of life, and two with supplying cocaine.
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Payne fell from the third flooring on the Casa Sur Lodge in Buenos Aires. Pic: Reuters
Cassidy, 25, mentioned she thinks about Payne “every second of every day” and that she’d had a “childhood crush” on him since she was 10.
The pair acquired collectively in 2022 and he or she informed The Solar it nonetheless would not appear “fully real for me that he’s not here”.
“From the moment I met Liam, I genuinely believed we were soulmates,” mentioned Cassidy.
“He was the most humble, charming, normal person you could ever hope to come across, and genuinely one of the best people I’ve ever met in my life.”
She mentioned the Wolverhampton-born singer “was in such a good headspace” when she left Argentina.
“We were in such a great place, just full of love; he was so happy and positive. And I just can’t even believe the way things truly ended,” she mentioned.
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5 individuals have been charged in reference to Payne’s loss of life
“That moment, it’s like blank; it’s blacked out in my head,” she added.
“I didn’t believe it at first. I thought it was just a rumour. Or something that somebody made up just to get views.”
Payne’s funeral passed off in November in Buckinghamshire, along with his former bandmates and ex-partner Cheryl among the many mourners.
