Kate Cassidy - who had been in a relationship with the One Direction star nsince 2022 - said: "As the holidays are here, I realise it is a time for happiness and joy, but it is also a time of sadness and grief for so many.

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy has shared a message about experiencing sadness and grief during the holiday season following the singer’s death. One Direction star Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.