Former One Direction singer Liam Payne’s sudden death shocked the world. The 31-year-old tragically died after falling from the third-floor balcony of CasaSur Palermo hotel in Argentina.

Drugs are the only thing to blame in the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, according to a close friend who was cleared last month of charges he was involved with the singer's death. Rogelio "Roger" Nores,

Longtime girlfriend of Liam Payne, Kate Cassidy, opened up about the One Direction star's death during her first television interview since the incident. Cassidy appeared on the U.K. morning show, Lorraine,

Sometimes it's hard for me to get out of bed in the morning," Kate Cassidy shared in a rare interview reflecting on the nearly six months since the musician died at the age of 31

The influencer said in a recent interview that the death was the first time she had lost someone close to her.

Four months after Payne's death, Kate Cassidy shared why she chooses to speak about the former One Direction member in the present tense.

Back in October, former One Direction singer Liam Payne passed away after falling off a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31 years old. According to medical officials,

I don’t even feel the need to correct myself, because I still can’t fully — that’s part of my healing journey — I’m still working on accepting the fact that he’s not here anymore,” Cassidy continued,