Kate Cassidy, the girlfriend of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, has shared a poignant and previously unseen video of the star as she baked his favourite Christmas treats this week.
Baking with Memories
In a heartfelt TikTok video posted on Monday, the 26-year-old influencer was seen making gingerbread men, a biscuit the singer adored. While baking, she reminisced about their life together in London, recalling how Liam would have his favourite gingerbread cookies delivered to their home.
"He'd always get so many gingerbread cookies and they were always so weird looking, with one eye up high and another down by its leg," Kate laughed in the clip.
The tender video then cut to an intimate, never-before-seen clip of the couple in bed, enjoying the biscuits together. Liam's voice could be heard declaring them "the best ever." The moment was made even more emotional for Kate when Liam's version of the classic festive song 'All I Want (For Christmas)' began playing on her playlist as she decorated the cookies.
A Love That Endures
This baking tribute comes shortly after Kate delivered an emotional public statement about her ongoing grief. Earlier this month, she broke down in tears while responding to an online troll who criticised her for continuing to speak about Liam.
In a separate TikTok video, Kate made her feelings unequivocally clear: "I want to make something clear. Whoever I end up with in my future will have to accept the fact I will always love Liam."
She passionately defended her right to mourn her partner of two years, stating: "I will always talk about Liam, I will always laugh about Liam, I will always cry about Liam." Kate described Liam not just as a famous figure, but as her boyfriend and best friend, someone she truly believed she would spend the rest of her life with.
"When a person dies, they die twice, once when they actually die and the second time when you stop speaking about them," she said. "I’m not going to have Liam die twice on me. I will love him forever."
A Family's Shared Grief
The pain of Liam Payne's sudden death continues to ripple through his inner circle. The One Direction star died aged 31 in October 2024, after a tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A subsequent toxicology report found both alcohol and cocaine in his system.
His sister, Ruth Gibbins, recently shared her own anguish upon learning that their old senior school is being knocked down. She emotionally wrote on Instagram that "it feels like all of him is being removed from the planet," recalling sweet memories of her brother waiting by her locker to ask for money.
Last month, a subtle tension within the grieving circle surfaced when Ruth appeared to make a veiled criticism about people using Liam's death for fame, shortly before Kate shared images from a luxury hotel trip she took on the anniversary of his death on October 16.
Despite the complexities of public mourning, Kate Cassidy's latest tribute underscores a simple, universal truth: grief is a personal journey, and for her, keeping Liam's memory alive through shared rituals, like baking his favourite gingerbread, is a vital part of her healing process.
