About Kate Cassidy, Liam Payne's girlfriend, and how they met
Full name: Katelyn Cassidy
Occupation: Social media influencer (TikTok/Instagram)
Handle: @kateecass
*Note: She isn't Katie Cassidy, David Cassidy's 37 year old actress daughter. Usually she shows up in her search results, and people assume she is older than Liam.
@kateecass this was fun now i just did my makeup for no reason😭😂 #grwm #funfacts #vlog #makeup
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Born: Late March 1999 (Age: 25)
Family: American father and British mother
Her mother's side lives in London and she hangs out with her cousins there
From: New Jersey
Graduated from:
Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina (near Myrtle Beach) in 2021
Majored in: Communication and Public Health
Joined a sorority in her second year
How Kate met Liam Payne:
Kate lived in Charleston, South Carolina for a year before meeting Liam in Sep 2022. She was working at a bar/lounge owned by a friend called Ritual. Kate couldn't escape working on weekends during her second week there, but was told that she will be serving Liam Payne. She didn't know Liam was flirting with her until he offered to be her tour guide next time Kate is in London visiting her cousins soon.
@kateecass Replying to @Make Art Not War cats out of the bag heres the story of how i met my bf 🤠
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Had phone communication issues but managed to meet for lunch and go bowling the next day before Liam boarded his flight. He ended up extending the flight twice. Kate also mentioned that they went on a ghost tour and that Liam must like Charleston!
Did you know?
Liam and Kate had just attended the wedding of Ritual's owner Madison Kenner in Paris on 1 Sep 2024. According to Madison,
"Liam left filming (Building the Band by Netflix) to catch a red eye and make it to our wedding. He waited at the end of the aisle to be the first to congratulate us. Liam is the only person I know who could convince Matt to play golf. He piled in the back of a minivan with Matt, legs sticking out, to make sure Kate and I were comfortable getting around London. Liam pretended not to hate uni when I made him try it. It was impossible not to love him."
My verdict:
Obviously, hope Kate is ok and coping with the sudden death of Liam. At the same time, she does give the impression that her whole social media influencer career was based on the fact that she had a very rich celebrity boyfriend (after 1D, I heard Liam was worth 70 million dollars, and just prior to his death in the hotel lobby, he mentioned to the two Argentinian escorts that he was worth 55 million dollars). Her TikTok only starts kicking off after getting together with Liam, and in the end people are only interested in Kate because they want to know what Liam is up to (including now).
I thought Liam and Kate were cute together on some of the TikToks, so we'll end with that!
@kateecass pre wedding festivities i love this trend @Liam Payne
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