Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy gives emotional TV interview on his death: ‘Hard for me to get out of bed’

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Kate Cassidy is opening up about the death of her boyfriend Liam Payne.The 25-year-old shared it has been “really hard to accept” losing the former One Direction member after his tragic death in October after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina.“I find myself talking about him so much in the present tense … I don’t even feel the need to correct myself because that’s part of my healing journey,” Cassidy said while on the UK morning show “Lorraine” on Wednesday. “I’m still working on accepting the fact that he’s not here anymore, so it’s hard for me to refer to him in the past tense,” she said.“When I do refer to him in the past tense, it almost stings that little bit more,” the influencer continued before becoming emotional. “I never would have thought that I would be talking about him in the past tense, so it’s definitely really hard to accept.”Cassidy took a moment to reflect on the ebbs and flows of grief, revealing that “sometimes it’s hard for me to get out of bed in the morning.” She added, however, that she does have “my better days [and] harder days.”“It is really hard.

I’ve never lost anybody before close to me so this is my first time dealing with anything like this and going through this grief and healing journey,” Cassidy said. “I am trying to do my best.

I have my better days, I have my harder days. But I’m surrounded by such a great support system.”The TikToker was on vacation with Payne in Argentina but left days before he died.Cassidy had previously stated she left to be home with the dog she shared with Payne, Nala.

Now, she said the pup has “helped with her healing journey” since losing the musician.“Whether it’s a five-minute walk or 20-minute walk, first thing in the morning [it] just wakes me up.