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,

Kate Cassidy is opening up about the death of her boyfriend Liam Payne. The 25-year-old shared it has been “really hard to accept” losing the former One Direction member after his tragic death in October after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Kate Cassidy, girlfriend of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, opened up about his death publicly for the first time.

"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

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