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LIAM Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy shared one of the final photos of the star before his death alongside a heartfelt message.
The model took a snap of the One Direction star as they rode horses together in the countryside.
Liam can be seen wearing casual clothes and was mounted on a horse in the TikTok picture.
Captioning the shot, Kate wrote: “I am very grateful for the simple things in life.”
Liam tragically plunged from the third floor of a luxury hotel in Argentina on Wednesday afternoon, TMZ has reported.
Within an hour before local media began reporting on his death, the singer uploaded photos of his food and detailed his plans to play polo.
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He filmed Kate, 25, as they ate breakfast, revealing they had been staying at their friend’s home together.
The footage saw Liam addressing the camera, saying: “This is the breakfast table, just enjoying breakfast and coffee even though it’s 1pm.”
Kate could be heard in the background joking that the pair were “losers” for laying in so late.
Liam was first linked to Kate in October 2022, before making their first red carpet debut together two months later.
In March 2023, Kate accompanied Liam to the premiere of documentary All of Those Voices, made by his One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson.
She shared pictures of herself and X Factor star Liam at the showbiz event and told her followers: “What a crazy eye opening experience!”
Kate added: “@Louist91 well done on such a beautiful film that everybody will love.”
Liam’s relationship with Kate came following the end of his engagement with model Maya Henry.
The couple ended their romance in June 2021, before reuniting later that year. But they called it quits for good in May 2022.
On Wednesday night, it was confirmed to The Sun that Liam has died.
The singer-songwriter was staying at Hotel CasaSur in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Argentina.
Witnesses said Liam smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room following an erratic incident earlier in the day, TMZ reports.
Cops were called but on arriving found Liam was tragically dead.