One Direction alum Liam Payne had been dating an influencer Kate Cassidy for two years before he died in October 2024 at the age of 31.

Payne and Cassidy were first linked in October 2022, and Cassidy posted the singer on her Instagram page just a month earlier Us weekly confirmed the news of his death on October 16. According to CNN, Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina.

Before his romance with Cassidy, Payne dated him Cheryl Colewith whom he gave birth to son Bear in 2017 from 2016 to 2018 and to whom he was engaged Maya Henry from 2020 to 2021.

Keep scrolling for a recap of Payne and Cassidy's relationship:

October 2022

Payne and Cassidy sparked romance rumors afterward Daily Mail posted photos of them attending a Halloween party hand in hand.

December 2022

The couple made their red carpet debut at the British Fashion Awards. Payne wore a suit while Cassidy donned a black dress with cutouts and a thigh-high slit.

January 2023

Cassidy shared several Instagram photos of the couple, including a photo of them cozying up in an elevator.

March 2023

Cassidy accompanied Payne to his One Direction colleague's premiere Louis Tomlinsonis the documentary All these voices.

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“What a crazy, eye-opening experience!” Cassidy captioned Instagram photos of herself and Payne at the event, adding that it was “so nice to meet Tomlinson.” “@Louist91 well done for such a beautiful film that everyone will love🤍.”

May 2023

A source exclusively tells Us weekly that Payne and Cassidy had “broken up.”

June 2023

A month after they called it quits, Payne and Cassidy were spotted holding hands on a night out in London.

March 2024

Cassidy turned heads in a sheer striped dress as she walked hand in hand with Payne through Paris.

August 2024

Payne sparked backlash after he joked that Cassidy had been “covered up for once” in a fitness check TikTok video. Cassidy later defended Payne against claims that his comments were “misogynistic,” noting in a subsequent TikTok that she actually told him to make the joke.

“He doesn’t care what I wear,” she assured her followers.

September 2024

Payne smiled in a photo Cassidy shared of them at a wedding. The two also danced together in a TikTok video before the wedding.

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October 2024

Cassidy shared a TikTok video of her and Payne on a bowling trip, noting that he “drags me to bowling at least four times a week.”

October 2024

Payne died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires.