Liam Payne’s girlfriend has spoken out two days after the former One Direction member’s sudden and shocking death.
“Thank you for all the kind words and love that have been sent my way,” the longtime actress wrote in an Instagram Stories message on Oct. 18.
“I’m completely lost. Nothing in the last few days has felt real. I ask and pray that you will give me grace and space to navigate this privately.”
Cassidy and Payne began dating in 2022.
Following Payne falling from balcony From a hotel in Argentina this week, Cassidy referred to the pop star as his “angel” and then addressed him as follows:
“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.”
Payne had been in Argentina for a few weeks since attending former bandmate Niall Horan’s show at the Movistar Arena.
Cassidy accompanied Payne to the show on October 2, but I wasn’t around him that day of his death, having flown back home to Florida on October 12.
According to an autopsy report from Argentina’s National Penal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office, the 31-year-old singer died of “multiple traumas” and “internal and external hemorrhages” after falling from the third-floor balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room. .
Payne was pronounced dead at 5:07 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
This same document noted that hotel staff had called 911 just minutes earlier, requesting assistance for an unidentified guest who was “under the influence of drugs and alcohol and destroyed some objects in the room.”
There remains some doubt as to whether or not Payne it fell or jumped until his death.
Along with Cassidy, Payne’s former One Direction co-stars also mourned their friend’s death through several statements and messages.
“I am absolutely devastated by the passing of my incredible friend, Liam. It just doesn’t seem real.” Niall Horan wrote on his Instagram alongside a photo of the two as teenagers.
“Liam had an energy for life and a passion for his work that was contagious. He was the smartest one in every room and always made everyone feel happy and safe.
“All the laughs we’ve had over the years, sometimes over the simplest of things, keep coming to mind amidst the sadness,” he added. “We got to live our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in a lifetime.”
Added Harry Styles after learning of Payne’s death:
“I am truly devastated by the news of Liam’s passing.
“His greatest joy was making other people happy and it was an honor to be by his side as he did so.
“Liam lived openly, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy of life that was contagious. He was warm, supportive and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my dear friend.
“My heart breaks for Karen, Geoff, Nicola and Ruth, their son Bear and all those around the world who knew and loved him, as I did.”