How Liam Payne's Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Learned About His Death _ E! News

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00:00Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy speaks out for the first time in her first interview since his death.

00:05The 25-year-old influencer opens up to The Sun about the One Direction star's final days,

00:11including her regret over leaving Argentina days before his death. In a new interview with The Sun published February 5th, Kate reveals,

00:18Love is so optimistic, and you just hope that everything will work out at the end.

00:23Obviously, if I knew, if I could see into the future,

00:26I would never have left Argentina. Before adding, I never ever thought this event would occur.

00:31We did have our own separate lives.

00:32This wasn't the first time we have traveled separately.

00:35Kate was in Argentina with Liam in October, but ended up leaving the trip early.

00:39The One Direction star died days later after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

00:45She continues, I just never thought this would have happened, that it would turn out the way it did.

00:50It still doesn't feel fully real for me that he's not here.

00:53I'm trying to be the best I can be, but I feel like my life has changed so much.

00:57I think about Liam every second of every day. Kate, who was in a relationship with the One Direction star since

01:032022, recalls the moment she found out about his death from one of his friends. That moment, it's like blank.

01:09It's blacked out in my head. I didn't believe it at first.

01:12I thought it was just a rumor or something that somebody made up just to get views. Then instantly,

01:17I just had a bad feeling in my gut. I was like, why would somebody make this up?

01:21Is this true? Kate's final text to Liam was about Halloween decorations

01:25she put up in their home as a surprise. The final text read,

01:28I can't wait for you to get home and see the house. As for her life now without Liam, Kate admits

01:33it's been hard dealing with the grief. Kate shared more on her Instagram story, writing in part, the past few months have been truly

01:39heartbreaking. I keep hoping I'll wake up and this was all just a bad dream. Most days

01:44I feel numb and broken. The weight of it all feels unbearable. Before continuing,

01:48this is my first ever interview while I navigate the pain of losing Liam.

01:52So please bear with me as I share my experience, which I hope will be received with compassion and understanding.