Liam Payne’s girlfriend torment after One Direction | UK News

Liam Payne’s devastated girlfriend has revealed that she acquired death threats following her late boyfriend’s tragic passing.  

Kate Cassidy deleted her social media after trolls turned on her when tons of flooded her account with merciless feedback about what she wore to his funeral.  

At the dad-of-one’s funeral, the 25-year-old rocked a matching black prime and trousers which she paired with a black trench coat and elevated the look with a pair of black heeled boots.  

Now, Kate – who had been in a relationship with the One Direction star since 2022 – has revealed that she utilised her expertise within the showbiz world helped her to shrug off the abuse in that tough time in an interview with The Sun.  

She advised the outlet: “One hate comment is equivalent to a hundred nice comments so it’s hard but I understand that. Liam would want me to be as strong as I can be, and just have a thick skin.

“That’s one thing he always taught me. He grew up in this life, and he always was just so positive about it and said, ‘Don’t let any hate get to you’”. 

The American influencer is eager to reward the bulk of the sort One Direction followers who “have given me so much support and love.” However, the truth star has additionally seen first-hand the dangerous aspect of super-fandom.  

She went on: “I understand that some of the most negative comments come from a place of loving Liam, and concern, and caring for Liam. So, I understand that because I love Liam too. But for sure it’s hard because obviously any criticism will get to you”.

Kate revealed that she has even acquired death threats from the singer’s fiercely loyal fanbase. The influencer advised the outlet: “Yeah, I have some [death threats] and some of my DMs are, well, I can’t even put it into words exactly.

“That’s why I had to delete social media for a bit, and still sometimes I’ll take a break from it.” It comes after she revealed that she would “by no means have left Argentina” if she had known Liam’s death would happen.

The influencer revealed the real reason why she left the country without her boyfriend was to return to the States to look after their dog. She told The Sun: “I had a accountability, we had a accountability. 

“We had our dog and obviously I never, ever thought this would occur. It was a tragic accident and no, I never did think [he might die young]. But, you know, we did have our own separate lives – this wasn’t the first time we have travelled separately. 

“I simply by no means thought this may occur, that it will prove the best way it did.”