Social media influencer Kate Cassidy paid tribute to her late boyfriend, Liam Payne, as she marked his first death anniversary.
Cassidy took to Instagram on Friday, Oct. 17, to share a black-and-white photo of her and Payne embracing, with the caption, ‘Today marks a full year without you here. I will forever hate goodbyes. I miss you, Liam.’
Cassidy also shared on TikTok the last video that she and Payne recorded within the last hours before his death. The video showed the One Direction star carrying his girlfriend.
Payne died on Oct. 16 last year at age 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
An autopsy later determined that the singer died of polytrauma, and toxicology reports revealed traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants in his system.
Argentine authorities charged five people for supplying the 31-year-old star with narcotics or for criminal negligence that led to his death.
Before his passing, Payne had traveled with Cassidy to Argentina to renew his US visa. Cassidy departed the country two days before his fatal fall, citing visa delays.
Payne and Cassidy publicly confirmed their relationship in late 2022, and though rumors of a split arose in 2023, they later appeared together again, dispelling the speculation.
Cassidy was among the attendees at Payne’s funeral in England in November 2024, joined by his One Direction bandmates.
Cassidy has made several tributes to her late partner, including getting tattoos such as angel wings and a wilted rose matching a design Payne had.