Liam Payne’s heartbroken girlfriend was seen in public for the first time with the dog they had adopted together just before the singer fell to his tragic death.
Kate Cassidy, 25, walked armed with two packages of Taste of the Wild dog food in Florida with her pet Nala, whom the couple rescued from an animal shelter last month.
He was a dog Payne adored and one day hoped to be part of a “nice, loving family.”
The troubled One Direction singer had previously described the encounter that led to the adoption as a “meet and greet with a couple of doggos.”
Speaking of her furry friend, she added: “I really love her. She’s so cute.
Liam Payne and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy adopted the dog Nala. The singer had previously described the encounter that led to the adoption as a “meet and greet with a couple of doggos.”
The actress was seen this weekend in Florida picking up food for the dog she shared with Payne.
He was a dog Payne adored and one day hoped to be part of a “nice, loving family.”
Kate had added: “We did a match with three different dogs and this one suited us best.” She is so sweet. He’s only four months old. Her previous owners abandoned her and threw her in the shelter. We wanted to give him a second chance and a better life.’
‘She’s a new little member of the family for a while.
“I think we’re going to take her in for a while and make her really nice for a loving family.” But we may be a good family.
Kate had added: “We did a match with three different dogs and this one suited us best.” She is so sweet. He’s only four months old. Her previous owners abandoned her and threw her in the shelter. We wanted to give him a second chance and a better life.’
Liam, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He and Kate had gone to see a concert by Liam’s former bandmate Niall Horan, but Kate returned home to Florida two days before Payne’s death.
It emerged that the singer had been acting “erratically” before the fall and police were called to see “an aggressive man who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.”
Kate Cassidy (right) and the singer originally flew to Buenos Aires to see her former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert on October 4.
On Friday Kate broke her silence to pay an emotional tribute to Payne. The post on her Instagram read: ‘Thank you for all the kind words and love you have sent my way.
‘I’ve been completely lost. Nothing about the last few days has seemed real to me. I ask and pray that You give me the grace and space to navigate this privately.
‘Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know that I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam.’
Cassidy and Payne began dating in October 2022 and made their debut on the Fashion Awards red carpet that same year.
The couple then put split rumors to rest by enjoying a date night in London in June last year, and later that year she supported him when he was rushed to hospital with a “serious kidney infection”.
The former One Direction star fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Palmero hotel.
Police and prosecutors continue to investigate the tragedy, which is being considered an “inconclusive death.”
The autopsy determined that he died from multiple injuries.
Kate and Liam began dating in October 2022 and made their red carpet debut at the Fashion Awards that same year.
Payne and Cassidy watching on Center Court at Wimbledon last year
The main investigator, prosecutor Marcelo Roma, requested that histopathological, biochemical and toxicological studies be carried out to confirm whether the musician was drugged and intoxicated.
With results expected to take between ten and fifteen days, Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office is currently treating his death as “inconclusive,” it emerged.
His father, Geoff, traveled to the Argentine capital to confirm that the body is his son’s and organize his repatriation to the United Kingdom once he is released by the authorities. His funeral is expected to take place in November.
It was announced Sunday that two workers at the hotel where Payne fell to his death are being investigated for supplying drugs to the star in the days before the tragedy.
Payne with fans in Argentina in the days before his death
Payne photographed next to a lift in the lobby of the Casa Sur Hotel at 4.28pm last Wednesday, shortly before his death, which is currently being treated as “inconclusive”.
Payne’s fans cry yesterday during a commemorative event in the Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid.
The men are accused of smuggling them into the singer’s suite at the hotel.
A cleaner and another member of staff are said to have hidden the drugs in a box of Dove soap that detectives found in Payne’s room after his death.
White powder, crystals, tablets and other paraphernalia were discovered in the third-floor suite.
Police have sent the chemicals, believed to be cocaine and crack, for analysis.
Grieving Londoners gather with balloons next to the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Garden.
Fans gather to pay tribute to Payne surrounded by candles in Paris
