Liam Payne’s girlfriend took to social media to share how she is coping with the loss of the former One Direction star as she urged people not to judge how others grieve

Kate Cassidy candidly spoke about grieving Liam Payne(Image: katecass/Instagram)

Kate Cassidy got emotional as she opened up to her followers online while talking about grief. Kate has been open about her struggles since the death of boyfriend Liam Payne last October.

The former One Direction star tragically plunged to his death in a hotel in Buenos Aires. He had been in the country with Kate just days before his death, but Kate had headed back to the US when the tragedy occurred.

Now, as she continues to try to come to terms with his passing, Kate shared a candid Instagram upload to try to help others deal with grief. She revealed she is often asked on the social media platform about Liam’s death and how she copes with his loss.

Kate Cassidy spoke about grief(Image: Kate Cassidy/Instagram)

And she decided to answer a number of the queries, getting emotional when she mentioned the singer’s name. She began by saying she was hoping to help others deal with their grief by sharing her thoughts.

She said grief feels like “a world that you wake up in and it doesn’t make any sense anymore, especially when you lose somebody so suddenly and unexpectedly you almost have such a hard time forgiving the world for ripping that person away from you.”

She went on to say she sometimes feels “numb,” while other times it can be emotional. And she admitted she feels as though her personal grief will last a “lifetime”. “Grief does not come with an expiration date,” she added. “It’s not something you learn to get over, it’s something you learn to carry with”.

Responding to a question regarding grieving in the right way, Kate said: “This question resonates with me a lot because there is no handbook or no guidelines to grief. Everybody deals with it a different way.”

She opened up on her own daily changes, admitting she often feels like different ways can help her. That includes “being in sweats” or “dressing up”.

Kate got visibly upset when she mentioned Liam’s name(Image: Kate Cassidy/Instagram)

Kate went on to urge people not to judge those who grieve differently. And she admitted she copes in a number of ways, including by “wearing my loved ones’ clothes to bed”.

She also said reading old letters and notes can help her. “It makes me feel so much more attached to him. Reading something in somebody’s handwriting makes you hear their voice in your head while you’re reading it so that helps me a lot.

“And looking through old photos and videos. It doesn’t always have to be sad. Grief is a reminder that you were able to experience love.”

As she tried to continue, Kate clearly got teary-eyed as she stuttered: “And I’m so lucky to have experienced that with um, Liam.”

Liam and Kate met in a scenario straight out of a rom-com, when the then-ordinary waitress served the megastar at a bar in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2022. For Liam, the attraction was immediate, and he asked for her number straight away.

She told fans of their sweet love story as she previously shared a TikTok of the moment. And Liam told his fans he “never felt a love like I do for Katelyn,” adding: “We make each other better people.”