Liam Payne‘s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, and the mom of his 7-year-old son, Cheryl Cole, have damaged their silence following his passing on Wednesday, October 16.

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Kate Cassidy Pays Tribute To Her Late Boyfriend Liam Payne

On Friday, October 18, Cassidy took to her Instagram Story to share a message. Payne’s girlfriend thanked the general public “for all of the kind words and love” that she’s acquired.

Additionally, Cassidy defined that she’s “been at a complete loss.”

“Nothing about the past few days have felt real,” she wrote. “I ask and pray that you’ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private.”

Before concluding her message, Cassidy shared a message for Payne.

“Liam, my angel. You are my everything,” she wrote. “I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam… 444…”

Liam Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, shared a message to her Instagram story.

“I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely.” pic.twitter.com/xZwDJvwi67

— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) October 18, 2024

Cheryl Cole Pays Tribute To The Father Of Her 7-Year-Old Son

About an hour later, Cole took to Instagram to share her personal tribute to Payne. Additionally, Cole shared a photograph of the late singer mendacity in mattress beside their son. In a subsequent facet, Cole wrote:

“As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief… I’d like to kindly remind everytone that we have lost a human being,” Cole wrote. “Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother… and a father to our 7 year old son. A son that now has to face reality of never seeing his father again.”

Cole defined that “what’s troubling” her spirit is the actual fact their son will someday “have access to the abhorrent reports” being written about his father amid his passing.

“…I beg you to consider what use some of these reports are serving, other than to cause further harm to everyone left behind picking up the pieces,” she added. “…Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of of his death to rest in some peace at last…”

Swipe beneath to learn Cole’s complete message.

Per TMZ, Cole and Payne dated between 2016-2018 and welcomed their son in March 2017.

One Direction Recently Reacted To The Passing Of Their Bandmate, Liam Payne

As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Payne handed away after reportedly falling from the third ground balcony of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Argentina.

Subsequently, authorities informed AP News Payne “jumped” from the balcony of the resort. However, US Weekly  has since printed a report asserting that authorities are nonetheless investigating whether or not the musician’s demise was intentional or unintentional.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, October 17, Payne’s One Direction bandmates launched statements in response to his passing.

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