Kate Cassidy grabbed a colorful soft toy and seemed to leave when she left the flat in London where she had gone after she had been set to the UK in October last year after the tragic death of her friend Liam Payne.
The two suitcases she wore were then placed in a waiting taxi while she said goodbye to the Lavish Central London apartment of the One Direction star where she had spent time with him during their two-year romance.
Only what the photos did not reveal was that Liam's desperate parents had politely asked Karen Kate to leave the building after she arrived there after their son died.
They hardly knew Liam's last girlfriend; Their only meeting was thought as at his funeral in November, which was held close to the most important house of the singer in Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire.
She arrived for the gloomy opportunity with Liz Hurley's son Damian, who, without the knowledge of the fans of Liam, is a good friend.
For some, the movement seems to get her cruel, but those who know the Payne family say that the loved ones of Liam 'are stunned' about how Kate, an American model and influencer, has behaved since he dived until his death from the balcony of his hotel suite in the third air in Buenos Aires, Argentina, only.
An employee of Liam said: 'It feels like she cashed in, it's very sad to look at. She was a fan and now she seems to set up his name when it suits her. '
Kate Cassidy grabbed a colorful soft toy and seemed to leave when she left the flat in London where she had gone after she had gone to the United Kingdom after the tragic death of her boyfriend Liam Payne
Last Tuesday, when she celebrated her 26th birthday, Kate again caused a stir when she shared unseen photos of Liam on Instagram, wrote next to them: 'Thankful for another year and thinking about the beauty of 25 – it is a chapter that will always be part of me. Here is 26. '
One snap was from the couple on a wedding, another was from them in Disneyland. The week before she had filmed a Tiktok video while she looked at the time of Liam's death through her possessions.
These include a yellow dress and a few white stilettos – which she had worn in August for a wedding with Liam.
The discovery of these items made Kate emotional when she remembered the wedding and shared a memory of 'Dancing the Night Away' with Liam.
It is not the first time that Kate has shared her private moments with Liam.
Indeed, only three days after his death, she placed a cherished note of him with the text: “I and Kate to get married within a year/involved and together 444. Liam.”
She added: 'I know we will be together forever, but not the way we had planned. You will always be with me. I got a guardian angel. '
While some fans of Liam can take comfort to see new photos of him, those who have remained close to him are even angry that she continues to raise her profile by referring to him while his parents are mourning.
Liam's shinless parents Geoff and Karen had politely asked Kate to leave their son's lush property after she arrived there after he died
'Nobody has a problem with Kate who is upset at Liam Dying, but every time she shares a photo or video of him, it helps her brand, gets her new followers. All those things help make someone's profile bigger and bigger, “says a former singer employee.
'You have to wonder if she is doing it for herself because it is certainly not for Liam or his family. It all starts to feel rather unpleasant. '
The couple met in September 2022 when Kate was a waitress in Charleston, South Carolina and Liam was on an American road trip with friends.
He was so charmed by Kate that he delayed his flight to London and the couple booked a hotel room. They spent the next two days together.
Kate recently graduated from the university and considered her future. After she met Liam, she realized that a job of nine to five was impractical if she made their future work, so she turned to influence. Liam supported her and she now has more than 2.5 million followers on all platforms.
It was at the time that the couple started a new life in America after setting up at home in a spectacularly rented £ 1.4 million Spanish mansion near Miami, Florida.
It was here that Kate, who had accompanied Liam on his fateful trip to Argentina but had left early, heard that he had been found dead. It later appeared that he had invited two escorts to his room and revealed his body traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant.
Kate's decision to leave her troubled boyfriend, who still fights with addictions to drugs and alcohol, and returned to their house in Florida led to a lot of criticism from both Liam's friends and fans.
In an attempt to rectify the record, Kate flew from the US to London to give an interview with a Red top newspaper for which it is supposed to have been paid a 'high five digits of five digits'.
She hit back to critics who accused her of leaving Liam and invalidated internet plott theories that she had returned to their house in Florida after a break that she had been brought back to take care of their rescue dog, Nala.
Sources close to the paynes say it felt like a 'opportunity to erase her name'.
“Nobody expects Kate to remain silent,” said a friend of Liam, “but she could mourn the spotlight.” The model is depicted on a wedding with Liam in August last year
“While people wanted to hear Kate's story, it was all about her and why she made that decision,” said a member of Liam's Circle.
She succeeded this with an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, where she discussed Liam's 'struggles' and said he was the reason for her involvement in the new campaign of the show.
Sobking the live show from New Jersey, where she lives, Kate confessed that she found it “difficult to get out of bed” after the death of Liam.
But it was what she said after that caused upset for Liam's friends.
“I really believe that Liam led me to this campaign in a certain sense and wanted me to be involved, to help other people,” she said.
“Nobody expects Kate to remain silent,” said a friend, “but there seems to be something for most weeks now. Kate was there at the end of Liam's life and she clearly made him happy, but she could mourn from the spotlight, private, such as Liam's poor, poor parents. '
