Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy pays tribute on what would have been the singer's 33rd birthday as she shares unseen snaps

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy paid tribute on what would have been the singer's 33rd birthday.

The influencer dated the singer for two years, until he died in October 2024 at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with alcohol and cocaine found in his system.

Kate shared a montage of photos on Instagram on Saturday and wrote: 'Your birthday will always be your day. Loving you, remembering you, missing you always. Happy birthday Liam.' 

Photos included Liam with their rescue dog Nala, on nights out and relaxing in their garden. 

Fans wrote in the comments: 'sending you so much love always' and 'Happy birthday Liam!' 

It comes after Kate revealed she is having her 'angel' tattoo tribute removed from her hand.

Kate shared a video from the tattoo removal studio as she had '444' lasered from her left hand, 21 months after the One Direction star tragically died. 

She originally got the inking, as well as 'LP' on her wrist, in the months after Liam died as the numbers had a special significance to the couple as it was their 'angel number'.

It's an ideology that arguably roots back to the sixth century in Ancient Greece with the Pythagoreans, who believed that numbers had mystic, spiritual properties to create positivity and guidance.

Kate snapped a mirror selfie wearing the safety goggles ahead of the removal before sharing a clip of the '444' being erased from her hand. 

However, the influencer revealed that she has 'decided to get some tattoos removed that were done poorly' and insisted she 'will be getting them redone eventually'.

The social media star often shares tributes to her late boyfriend and signs them off using their angel number '444'. 

She also previously shared a romantic note that Liam had written to her but asked her not to read until later. In the note, Liam expressed his wish to be engaged and married within a year, signing it with the phrase: 'Me and Kate to marry within a year/engaged and together forever 444'.

Earlier this month, Kate broke down in floods of tears as she read old love letters from the late One Direction star. 

Taking to Instagram, Kate couldn't hold back her tears in an emotional video as she detailed trying to move on amid her grief.

The blonde beauty explained that she was sitting in her basement surrounded by piles of love letters handwritten by Liam. 

'Sometimes when I just feel sad I read old letters that Liam wrote me which make me more sad,' she said.

'I almost feel like people don't write letters and I have a mountain of letters and journals and books and all of these things he has left me.'

Kate continued: 'I was just reading this one letter and I have to say sometimes his handwriting is a little messy.

'So sometimes I struggle reading his letters, but for my birthday he bought me a car. I'm like shaking because I'm getting sad,' she confessed.

'I haven't read this letter in so long. I feel like if you've lost somebody, it almost helps to read a letter and think as if they wrote it literally like from heaven and they're giving it to you like today.'

Reading Liam's letter out loud, Kate said: 'I hope whenever you take a journey you remember I'm alongside you body and spirit.

'In every drive you remember how much you have driven me and all the hopes and dreams I have for your future.

'You're going to be a superstar if you learn how to love yourself the way I love you.

'So drive slow and remember to take your foot off the gas in life too. Your 20s are so difficult and you're halfway through navigating them.

'You're not lost at all my love. You're taking the gorgeous road to finding yourself and I can't wait to be there for every speed bump, left and right turn and roundabout. I love you.'

Kate then broke down in tears after struggling to get through the short note she read.

'I know he's like cheering me on from up above and he's watching me navigate through my life. 

'There are moments in life when I am so unmotivated and stressed out but reading those few sentences makes me want to work harder and push myself hard to see what I can do in this lifetime. 

'This is why it's so important to write your loved ones letters.'