Liam Payne‘s girlfriend Kate Cassidy somberly commemorated the late One Course’s birthday in a stupendous manner.
The influencer, 26, held again tears in a TikTok video, set to Mazzy Star’s melancholic 1993 ballad “Fade Into You,” as she baked a cake for what would have been Payne’s thirty second birthday on Friday, August 29.
Cassidy lastly broke down in tears as she lit one candle on the cake in honor of her late associate, who died in October 2024 after falling from a third-floor balcony on the CasaSur Palermo Resort in Buenos Aires. She had been vacationing in Argentina with Payne however returned to her native U.S. just a few days earlier than his dying.
The ultimate seconds of the heartbreaking TikTok footage noticed Cassidy chopping into the cake and sharing a bit with the couple’s rescue canine Nala. Payne and Cassidy adopted Nala from a shelter only one month earlier than the musician’s dying.
“Completely satisfied birthday Liam,” she wrote within the caption. “I do know you continue to have the sweetest tooth in heaven. I’m not superb at baking nowadays.”
Cassidy obtained encouragement from her TikTok followers, with one commenting: “He’s watching over you.”
“You’re so lovely and so sturdy. That is so candy, sending you a lot love,” one other assured her.
A 3rd viewer added, “Completely satisfied Birthday Liam !! He’s spending it with you and is so pleased with the way you’re residing your life 💗 you’re so sturdy love you.”

Kate Cassidy bakes a birthday cake for late boyfriend Liam Payne. Courtesy TikTok / Courtesy Kateecass
Cassidy had earlier shared a music video by way of Instagram in honor of Payne’s birthday, together with the memorial message: “8.29.93. A big day for probably the most particular soul. I miss you a lot. Completely satisfied Birthday Liam. I want we might have fun collectively. Within the subsequent life I suppose.”
Cassidy has candidly shared her moments of intense grief since Payne’s October 2024 dying, together with revealing on U.Ok. morning present Lorraine in March that she nonetheless struggled to simply accept that the “Strip That Down” singer was actually gone.
“I discover myself speaking about him a lot within the current tense. I don’t even really feel the necessity to appropriate myself,” she defined. “That’s a part of my therapeutic journey. I’m nonetheless engaged on accepting the truth that he’s not right here anymore. It’s laborious for me to discuss with him up to now tense. It nearly stings that little bit extra as a result of it’s extra official. It’s very laborious to simply accept.”
Throughout her Lorraine interview, Cassidy admitted she was “making an attempt to do [her] finest” however nonetheless skilled loads of “tougher days” due to the surprising nature of Payne’s dying.
“I’m surrounded by such an ideal assist system that I can’t thank sufficient,” she acknowledged. “Having [my dog] Nala has helped me a lot with my therapeutic journey. I simply couldn’t thank all people sufficient, all of my pals, my household, for being supportive and serving to me be productive. I actually am making an attempt to be as productive as I can with not simply being caught in my bed room all day. Doing small issues like yoga, going for a protracted stroll … I’m making an attempt my finest to try this.”
Liam’s sister Nicola additionally posted her personal birthday tribute on Friday, revealing that the final time she noticed her brother was on a bowling outing for his thirty first birthday.
“If I had recognized that may be the final time I’d see you, I might have mentioned a lot extra,” she wrote. “I want I might step right into a time machine and relive that evening and hug you tighter, seize your smile and voice, ask extra questions, and write all of it down so I’d always remember. I hope you’re completely happy, at peace, and understand how deeply you might be liked. I miss you each single day, and I don’t suppose there’ll ever be a day that I don’t.”
She concluded, “So immediately, in your birthday, I need to want you the happiest heavenly birthday. Wherever you might be, I hope you’re celebrating and hopefully you’ve scored just a few strikes too. Love you at all times.”
Us Weekly reported in November 2024 that Payne’s household and pals — together with Cassidy — have been joined by his former One Course bandmates Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson as he was laid to relaxation in Amersham, England.