Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy tearful in first TV interview

The model has appeared in her first television interview with Lorraine Kelly following the star's death in Argentina.

👉 Click Here to read in detail 👈

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy says she is still struggling to accept the One Direction star's death after he fell from a hotel balcony in October.

The model has appeared in her first television interview with Lorraine Kelly following the star's death at a hotel in Argentina.

Model and influencer Kate, 25, tearfully told the daytime TV presenter that she still has 'harder days' coming to terms with his loss - and that she still refers to him in the present tense because it 'stings' to accept that he is gone.

She said: 'I find myself talking about him so much in the present tense. I don't feel the need to correct myself. 

'That's part of my healing journey: I'm still working on accepting that he's not here anymore. It almost stings that little bit more. It feels more official.'

Her voice audibly breaking, sounding on the verge of tears, she added: 'It's really hard to accept. I never thought I would be talking about him in the past tense.'

Kate said her family and friends had been a vital support network for her in the months since Liam was found dead after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.

'I am trying to do my best,' she said, speaking via videolink from her hometown of New Jersey.

'I have my better days, my harder days but I am surrounded by such a great support system and that has helped me so much with my healing journey, all my friends and family being supportive and helping me be productive.

'Doing small things like yoga, going for a long walk, anything like that.'

Kate Cassidy has given her first TV interview since Liam Payne's death in October - revealing she was struggling to refer to him in the past tense

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy reveals heart-wrenching impact of singer's death in first TV interview as Lorraine Kelly launches campaign to destigmatize mental health struggles in landmark episode

Kate, 25, is also expected to talk about how she has dealt with her own struggles and grief since he died after falling from a third floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina 

She revealed that Liam's death was her first true experience of grief.

'It is really hard. I've never lost anyone close to me before so this is my first time going through this grief and healing journey,' she said, her voice heavy with emotion.

'He has impacted so many people in this world and I know I'm not alone in this, so many other people are grieving. It shows how much of an impact he had on people's lives.

'He would light up any room he walked into and he had this sense of humour where he could make anything better and his presence was just comforting and warming and that is something I will never forget about him, ever.'

Kate granted the interview - her first on TV since Liam died - as part of a campaign by the Lorraine programme to get people moving for their mental health.

The campaign, called March4March, appealed to her because of the presence of the number four in its name. 

She considers it her and Liam's 'angel number', protecting and guiding her after his death.

Kate said: 'That's the first thing I noticed when I read into the campaign - the number four. It's me and Liam's angel number. I see it so often and it's going to be involved in my life forever.'

Asked by Lorraine if it was comforting, she added that Liam had been very open about mental health - and that getting up and active had kept her positive, rather than spiralling by lying in bed and staring at old photos on her phone.

Kate continued: 'Anybody should not be afraid to speak out. I know he would want me to be able to help anybody because he can no longer help people.

'It really can make such a difference. I really enjoy walking, I consider myself an active person, but now I am going through this healing journey sometimes I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning but I have this responsibility, this obligation.

'Rather than staying in bed all day scrolling through social media and old photos it really helps my mindset and my mental health.'

Lorraine noticed the model wearing an angel wing necklace. She replied: 'It is angel wings. It spoke to me and matches my angel wings tattoo. I wear it quite often and it makes me feel that bit closer to Liam.' 

She is the first guest to appear on Lorraine to launch its March4March campaign, which is aimed at supporting the one in four Brits who suffer with low mood.

The campaign aims to encourage people to get out of their seats and get active, as clinical research has proven exercise and movement is beneficial in aiding better mental health.

Pete Wicks, Tyler West, Vicky Pattison, Vogue Williams, and Ellie Simmonds are among those who will also share their personal stories as part of the programme's month-long mental health initiative.

The show's Dr Hilary Jones said: 'It's refreshing, it releases the happy hormones, reduces your cholesterol, reduces your blood pressure, and you feel so much better in yourself too. 

'It's like nature putting its arms around you. It's better than any medicine I can offer.'

Lorraine said before the interview: 'I'm so pleased we are launching a campaign dedicated to destigmatizing the conversation around mental health.

'I'm so grateful to the amazing names who've already agreed to bravely share their stories and pledge their support for such a worthy cause. 

'I'm looking forward to getting out walking and talking and I look forward to taking our amazing viewers along with me.'

Kate has mostly stayed away from the spotlight since Liam plummeted to his death from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.

The model left the star in Argentina to return to Florida to look after their rescue dog, Nala at their home in Florida.

Court documents detailed how Liam then had a drug-fuelled threesome with two prostitutes in the hours before his death after booking them via a sex worker website.

He then smashed the TV in his hotel room before ordering them to leave without being paid. 

Payne plummeted to his death in a state of 'semi or total unconsciousness' after consuming a cocktail of alcohol and drugs and collapsing in the hotel lobby. He was carried back to his room by staff before he fell.

Prosecutors have indicted Braian Paiz and Ezequiel Pereyra, a waiter and a hotel worker accused of supplying Payne with drugs. Hotel staff Esteban Grassi and Gilda Martín have been cleared of any responsibility for the singer's death.

Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, an Argentinian oil executive and a friend of Payne's, had been banned from leaving the country after investigators sought to implicate him in the star's fatal plummet. He was cleared last month.

Kate has openly expressed her grief on social media since Liam's death - recently sharing an image of her standing amongst lights outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she and Liam had once taken an intimate snap.

Marking her return to social media, she wrote: 'I thought this place would feel empty without you, but instead, it's filled with the warmth of this moment we shared.'

Lorraine, 65, is asking viewers, celebrity supporters and members of the show's family to pledge a number of steps across the month of March, with an overall target goal of reaching at least 3 million steps in a bid to metaphorically walk the entire length of the UK.

A picture of Liam and Kate together. The pair had been in a relationship for two years before he died

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy (left) has appeared in her first TV interview since the singer's tragic death

Kate attended Liam's funeral last year in Buckinghamshire and has mostly stayed away from the spotlight since his devastating passing in October last year

The model, 25, is discussing Liam's mental health struggles and the dark side of fame with Lorraine (pictured)

In a previous interview with The Sun, Kate revealed the couple had 'our own separate lives' as she spoke out for the first time following his death at the age of 31.

Liam's American girlfriend Kate had originally accompanied him to Argentina, ostensibly to watch his touring former bandmate Niall Horan perform at Buenos Aires venue Movistar Arena. 

She left a day early in order to to look after their rescue dog, Nala at their home in Florida. 

The social media influencer, who is from New Jers, said she and Liam were not the sort of couple who would text all the time when apart and she now wishes she hadn't left Argentina early.

She told The Sun: 'It was a tragic accident and no, I never did think (he might die young). But, you know, we did have our own separate lives — this wasn't the first time we have travelled separately.

'I just never thought this would have happened, that it would turn out the way it did. It still doesn't feel fully real for me that he's not here.'

Kate has openly expressed her grief on social media since Liam's death and on Monday posted her latest tribute. 

Kate is set to discuss a range of topics from the positive memories she shared with Liam, to the darker side of fame

The social influencer will delve into their two-year relationship and what life has been like for her since Liam passed away 

Lorraine's new campaign, March4March aims to get viewers to walk three million steps collectively - the same as walking the whole length of the UK 

Kate has openly expressed her grief on social media since Liam's death and on Monday posted her latest tribute 

Sharing a snap of her phone, Kate appeared to have made herself a new beaded phone charm with the number '444' and an 'L' laced through the thread. 

Kate previously added the number 444 to her original tribute to Liam when she first broke her social media silence in October after his death. 

The figure has several hidden meanings behind it and is considered an angel number in numerology. 

Angel numbers are repeating sequences of digits, normally in sets of three or four, and they are believed to hold spiritual guidance.

In numerology, 444 is considered to be a sign that the 'angels are with you' and are 'there to guide you step by step'.

The way the figures are formed means they represent stability and a reassurance that you are not alone.

After his death, she referenced the angel numbers as she revealed they had been planning to marry in the weeks leading up to his passing. 

👉 Click Here to read in detail 👈

Miatamil

Listed here the latest Trending News