- Liam Payne was a singer identified for being within the former band One Course.
- The singer was as soon as engaged to Maya Henry, nonetheless, they broke up in Might 2022.
- Liam and social media influencer Kate Cassidy had been in an on-and-off relationship since 2022.
Followers have been shocked to be taught that Liam Payne died after falling from the third flooring of a resort in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. He was 31.
Earlier than his premature passing, the British singer gave the impression to be on high of the world throughout his boy band days with One Course. He was simply 16 when he joined forces with fellow X-Issue contestants Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, shortly changing into a world famous person with hit after hit. Nonetheless, life after the band’s indefinite hiatus proved to be difficult, particularly in his love life.
Since leaving One Course, Payne welcomed a toddler with ex-girlfriend and fellow British artist Cheryl Cole. He then dated and have become engaged to Texan mannequin Maya Henry, however their relationship led to Might 2022. Following a quiet but complicated cut up from Maya, he briefly dated Instagram mannequin and influencer Aliana Mawla. Most just lately, he was in a relationship with influencer Kate Cassidy, which started in fall 2022 and included a short breakup in Might 2023. They shortly reunited, and in June 2023, they have been noticed holding arms once more. In accordance with her social media, Cassidy was additionally with him in Argentina simply days earlier than his tragic passing.
Learn on to discover the main points of the late artist’s relationships, together with these talked about and others in between.
Danielle Peazer
Liam started relationship dancer Danielle Peazer after assembly her at auditions for the X-Issue in 2010. Sadly, after two years collectively, the pair broke up.
“They’ve cut up in the previous couple of days as a result of it has been increasingly tough to maintain the connection going with Liam spending increasingly time away,” an insider instructed the Day by day Mirror in 2012. “He has hardly been in a position to see Danielle in latest months and the band have a world tour subsequent yr so it was solely going to get more durable.”
Sophia Smith
The next yr, Liam began relationship childhood buddy Sophia Smith. Their romance lasted till 2015 when Sophia apparently dumped the “Get Low” singer as a result of she wasn’t prepared for such a critical relationship.
“Sophia felt that their relationship was at some extent the place they both decided to get married and calm down, or they go on and do one thing else and expertise extra of the world,” an insider instructed ipromiseyoumedia EXCLUSIVELY in October 2015. “She selected the latter as a result of she’s nonetheless so younger. Sophia has at all times been an impartial girl and believes she has rather a lot to attain. She desires to stay amicable with Liam, however is aware of that’ll be more durable now.”
Cheryl Cole
Issues got here full circle for Liam in 2016 when he and British singer and X Issue choose Cheryl Cole bought collectively. Whereas followers have been shocked in regards to the relationship as a result of their 10-year age hole, it could have been much less of a shock in the event that they knew how giddy Cheryl was after Liam’s audition for the expertise scouting present. “I such as you,” Cheryl instructed a bright-eyed Liam throughout his first audition in 2008, in accordance with Folks. “I feel you’re actually cute. I feel you’ve bought charisma. You recognize, you gave that basically cheeky wink,” she gushed. Two years later, she praised his “actually highly effective” voice.
Moreover, Liam’s ex Sophia admitted she wasn’t in any respect shocked in regards to the romance. “I wasn’t shocked when it got here out as a result of they’re in the identical trade,” she instructed MailOnline in July 2016. “I’m 5 years older than him so I do know that he possibly has a factor for age gaps. I imply take a look at her, I’d exit along with her!” She additionally mentioned she is pleased to see him pleased.
The pair started relationship in late 2015 and made their purple carpet debut in Might 2016 at Eva Longoria’s World Reward Gala, the place Cheryl was the recipient of the World Reward philanthropist award. Quickly after, the 2 lovebirds bought pregnant and Cheryl stepped out in London with a rising child bump in November of that yr, per Folks. And in March of 2017, they welcomed their son, Bear. “On Wednesday twenty second March Liam and I grew to become dad and mom to an extremely stunning, wholesome child boy, weighing 7lb 9 and searching like a dream,” Cheryl introduced through Instagram, per CBS Information. “Though he nonetheless doesn’t have a reputation he’s already stealing hearts. We’re all head over heels in love and overwhelmingly proud of our little arrival. Glad Mom’s Day to all of the moms around the globe. A day that now has a special which means to me endlessly.”
Liam shared his personal put up of him cuddling his new child and wrote, “I’m extremely pleased to welcome our new child boy into the world, it’s a second that I’ll always remember for the remainder of my life and my favorite reminiscence I’ve to date.” He continued, “I’m fully in awe of his unimaginable mom and the way she has been the entire manner by way of this, she’s actually made my desires come true. We haven’t named him but however he’s already capturing hearts together with mine. I really feel very blessed.”
Sadly, the pleased instances wore out and Cheryl and Liam went their separate methods. “Cheryl and I are unhappy to announce that we’re going our separate methods. It’s been a troublesome determination for us to make. We nonetheless have a lot love for one another as a household. Bear is our world and we ask that you just respect his privateness as we navigate our manner by way of this collectively,” Liam tweeted in July 2018. In a November 2018 interview, Cheryl hinted that Liam’s new life might have been too massive of a change for him. “So [Liam] needed to calm down and have a household and never do the solo factor. Then we inspired him to to that,” she instructed The Sunday Occasions (through Mirror). “After which it didn’t work out.”
Evidently there was no dangerous blood between Liam and his former girlfriend, because the “Polaroid” singer gushed about co-parenting along with her in 2021. “Cheryl is actually the very best individual to co-parent with. No stress concerned. It’s very, very relaxed, and we spend quite a lot of time on FaceTime,” he instructed Glamour.
As of Might 2025, months after Liam’s passing, it was revealed that he had left no will, leaving Cheryl to inherit his $32.2 million property, in accordance with a number of retailers.
Maya Henry
Sadly, the identical can’t be mentioned for Liam and Maya Henry. The 2 started relationship in 2019 after Liam’s cut up from Cheryl. In August 2020, Liam proposed to Maya. Sadly, they ended their engagement by June 2021.
In an interview that month, Liam hinted that his private points have been a minimum of partly in charge for the cut up. “I’ve simply not been excellent at relationships,” Liam admitted to Steven Bartlett, the host of The Diary Of A CEO YouTube present. “I do know what my sample is with relationships at this level. I’m simply not excellent at them. I must work on myself first earlier than I put myself onto someone else. I simply wasn’t giving an excellent model of me and I didn’t admire or like me. I really feel higher out of it. I didn’t really feel good for doing what I did, nevertheless it needed to occur. It was what’s finest for each of us.”
Nonetheless, they discovered their manner again to 1 one other two months later. The pair gave the impression to be going sturdy till April 2022, when rumors of a cut up circulated. Their official breakup was confirmed after Instagram mannequin Aliana Mawla posted images of Liam cuddling her and holding her hand on her Instagram story on Might 23. The state of affairs was a bit complicated as a result of neither Liam nor Maya had publicly confirmed their cut up, and in a since-deleted remark, Maya pleaded with followers to cease displaying her photos of her man with one other girl. “I really like all the followers a lot however please cease sending me these photos of my fiancé wrapped round one other girl. This isn’t me and it’s laborious sufficient realizing this has occurred with out seeing it. Sufficient now,” she wrote beneath fan account photos of Aliana’s story posts. Liam’s consultant afterward confirmed that Maya and Liam have been not collectively.
Aliana Mawla
It isn’t clear precisely when Aliana and Liam began relationship, but when he and Maya broke up in April, he appeared to have moved on fairly shortly. Aliana and Liam met whereas taking pictures the music video for “Acquainted,” which served as a collaboration between the daddy of 1 and J. Balvin. The brand new couple made their first public look collectively on Might 24, 2022. They have been photographed strolling arm-in-arm by way of London’s Heathrow Airport.
Kate Cassidy
Most just lately, Liam was linked to social media influencer, Kate Cassidy, 25, who he started relationship within the fall of 2022. The pair was first noticed at a Halloween social gathering that Oct., per The Day by day Mail, however didn’t go public with their relationship till the next month. The “Sunshine” singer and his girlfriend dated for about seven months earlier than they reportedly known as it quits by Might 2023, in accordance with a supply, through US Weekly. “Liam and Kate have damaged up,” the insider instructed the outlet on Might 10.
Liam and Kate stepped out to help fellow One Course alum Louis Tomlinson on the premiere of his documentary, All of These Voices, in March 2023. After the occasion, she shared a heartfelt message in regards to the mission through an Instagram caption. “What a loopy eye opening expertise!” she wrote alongside a photograph and video of herself and Liam. “It was so good to satisfy you lastly.”