{"id":33936,"date":"2025-08-31T02:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/33936\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T02:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:24:11","slug":"kate-cassidy-pays-tribute-to-liam-payne-on-what-would-have-been-his-32nd-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/33936\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Cassidy pays tribute to Liam Payne on what would have been his 32nd birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/kate-cassidy-speaks-death-boyfriend-liam-payne-114904862\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kate Cassidy<\/a> is remembering <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/former-direction-star-liam-payne-dies-after-fall-114872963\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liam Payne<\/a> on a bittersweet milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Friday Aug. 29, she posted an <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DN8b38tkSw-\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">emotional Instagram tribute<\/a> to the late One Direction star, marking what would have been his 32nd birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It breaks my heart being that I can\u2019t hand you a physical birthday card today. That I can\u2019t hear your laugh, or tell you all the things I wish I\u2019d said a thousand more times,&#8221; Cassidy wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Her post included a series of personal photos from their two years together. &#8220;In your 31 years here on this earth you brought so much joy, happiness and hope to so many \u2014 especially to me,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;August 29th will be a date that sits in my heart for the rest of my life,&#8221; she concluded the post.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liam-payne-kate-cassidy-02-gty-jt-250830_1756559742493_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In this March 1, 2024, file photo, Kate Cassidy and Liam Payne are seen in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Piasecki\/GC Images via Getty Images, FILE<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to local police. His body was discovered in the inner courtyard of the property, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In the days following his sudden passing, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/kate-cassidy-speaks-death-boyfriend-liam-payne-114904862\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cassidy shared her grief<\/a> publicly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Thank you for all of the kind words and love that has been sent my way,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram story. &#8220;I have been at a complete loss. Nothing about the past few days have felt real. I ask and pray that you\u2019ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">She added a message directly to Payne: &#8220;Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Cassidy is remembering Liam Payne on a bittersweet milestone. 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