It was announced in October 2024 that former One Direction star Liam Payne had died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina, a year later the world is still in shock
Liam Payne’s sister has reportedly made a dig at Kate Cassidy a year after her brother’s death. The musician died in October 2024 after he fell from a balcony at a hotel in Argentina.
Kate was back in the US when her boyfriend died and has been open about her grieving process over the last year. However, she has also received a lot of backlash from fans who have disagreed with how she has been grieving.
Liam’s sister has now released a statement where she has spoken about how she and her family have been coping with Liam’s death over the last 12 months. Taking to social media, Ruth shared a four page tribute to Liam where she explained that the family haven’t been doing well.
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She also mentioned “some” people want to “gain fame” from Liam’s death, with many thinking this could be a dig at his ex-girlfriend. Ruth said: “Everyone only seems interested in the public side of this, some sadly seems more interested in the fame they can gain off this, but on the human side people need to remember when they speak, there is a son without his dad, parents without their child and I am lost without my brother.
“Love always Liam, in every lifetime,” Ruth wrote at the end of the headline. Some fans on social media think that the fame comment was aimed at Kate, with one person saying: “The SHADE about people trying to gain fame over his death!!! love her.”
While a second wrote: “I love how she subtly clapped back at those gaining fame using Liam’s passing! But man her saying I hope to get the chance to be your sister in every lifetime, that shattered me.”
Kate has stayed active on her social media pages since Liam died, as well a being interviewed by multiple outlets.
Kate was interviewed by Lorraine Kelly on ITV in March 2025. It is unknown whether Kate was paid to do the appearance or not where she spoke about the programme’s March4March campaign which encourages viewers to walk outdoors for an extra 10,000 steps per week to help their mental health.
At the time, Kate said that she was still referring to her boyfriend in the present tense which helped with her “healing journey”. Speaking on the show, she said: “It’s hard for me to refer to him in the past tense, and when I do refer to him in the past tense it almost stings that little bit more because it just… it’s more official.
“I find myself talking about him so much in the present tense, and it’s something where I don’t even feel the need to correct myself, because that’s part of my healing journey that I’m still working on accepting the fact he’s not here any more. I never thought I would be talking about him in the past tense, so it’s definitely really hard to accept.”
Just a month before in February, Kate spoke out for the first time about Liam in an interview with The Sun. It was reported that she allegedly received a five-figure sum for the interview, but this has not been confirmed.
Kate approached the subject that she was not there when Liam had died as she had travelled back to their home in Florida. At the time, rumours emerged that the pair had a fall out, but Kate denied this and said she had actually gone home to look after their dog Nala.
She told The Sun: “I had a responsibility, we had a responsibility. We had our dog and obviously I never, ever thought this event would occur.
“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 just never thought this would have happened, that it would turn out the way it did.”
Similar to her other interviews, Kate spoke about her grief with podcast star Jay Shetty. It has not been disclosed how much the influencer was paid for the appearance.
She discussed how they first met when she was a waitress to New Jersey up to how she thought she would spend the rest of her life with the star. Kate opened up to Shetty about the moment she heard the news of Liam’s death.
She was in their shared home in Florida with their dog when she received a call from one of his friends. Kate had been there waiting for him to return home.
Kate has been making money through various brand deals on Instagram and monetised Snapchats. She revealed that she spent the lead-up to his one-year anniversary of his death on a brand trip to “keep her mind positive” and “busy”.
In a video shared on TikTok this week, Kate discussed her plans while getting ready for her day. She said: “I am getting ready to go on a trip. I’m obviously transparent and open about my life on social media. I have been for a while now. This week hasn’t been the easiest week and it’s not going to be the easiest week.
“I have so many mixed emotions and my grief comes in so many waves. No matter what I do, I get commentary so if I make this video, people are going to be like, ‘Of course she had to make this video’, but if I didn’t make this video and just went on a trip, people would be like ‘What is she doing? How is she not in bed crying?'”
She added: “Doing nothing for me and laying in bed and sitting around the house does absolute not good things for my head space. It reminds me of the really dark place I was in last year and I finally am starting to see the light again in life.”
Kate went on to reveal she received an offer to go on a “wholesome” brand trip for two nights, with the itinerary including brunch, pilates, and poolside hangouts. One of her close friends, who also lost her partner, would join her on the trip.
Source: Mirror
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