Kate Cassidy Reveals Angel Wings Tattoos 2 Months After Liam Payne’s Death

Liam Payne‘s girlfriend Kate Cassidy appears to honor her late lover with a subtle tribute.

Cassidy, 25, shared a photo of herself curled up with her and Payne’s dog, Nala, via her Instagram stories Sunday, December 22. In the photo, Cassidy is seen with angel wings tattooed on her index and middle fingers.

The influencer simply put a red heart emoji over the photo, where Nala can be seen looking at the camera.

Cassidy and Payne fostered Nala just a month before the One Direction singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16.

“We have a little special guest with us today,” Cassidy said in a Sept. 16 TikTok video introducing her and Payne’s new pet.

Cassidy said in the video that she was “so nervous” about asking Payne to bring a dog with her. She said she found a dog shelter near their home in Miami and shared that “Liam was totally on board.”

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Cassidy and Payne settled on Nala after meeting three different dogs at the shelter, she said. “This dog … we figured it was the best fit for us. She’s so sweet. She’s only four months old. She was abandoned by her previous owners and just dumped in the shelter,” Cassidy explained. “We wanted to give her a second chance for a better life.”

Cassidy recently returned to social media with a sweet tribute to Payne following his death.

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On December 8, Cassidy shared a compilation video via TikTok of time spent with the late One Direction star. Captioning the post “I love you”, the influencer began with footage of herself and Payne kissing the camera before sharing moments from various outings. The pair were also seen dancing together, arms wrapped around each other, in another touching moment.

Quiet moments were also spliced ​​with a series of light memories, including footage of Payne traveling with Cassidy just two weeks before his death, dragging his amused girlfriend’s legs around a kitchen floor and bowling with her.

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Cassidy edited a total of one and a half minutes of footage together and also included clips of Payne fooling around in front of the camera, relaxing with her on the couch and sleeping next to her in bed.

The video was set to a 1993 track by Mazzy Star titled “Fade Into You”.

Cassidy, who was first linked to Payne in October 2022, attended Payne’s funeral on November 20 in Amersham, England, along with Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. Cheryl ColePayne’s ex and mother of his son Bear, 7, was also there James Corden and Simon Cowell.