‘Nice and covered up … for once’: meet Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who laughed off the One Direction alum’s recent comments about her outfit, but his ex Maya Henry called him ‘toxic’
- Influencer Kate Cassidy has over 73,000 followers on Instagram and said she ‘manifested’ dating the singer, showing a drawing she did of him when she was 10 – but what’s this outfit drama on TikTok?
- Maya Henry, who was engaged to Payne for almost a year, said his comments were ‘sexist’ and that she’s heard even worse from him … the ex-boy band star has also dated Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole
The drama started with a TikTok video where Payne quipped that Cassidy looked good and “nice and covered up … for once” while showing off her outfit. While Cassidy laughed it off and even claimed in a follow-up TikTok that the comment was her idea, social media wasn’t having it, calling his remark “insane”.
However, Henry wasn’t convinced by Cassidy’s defence. She sympathises with her, even suggesting Cassidy might be in a toxic situation – something Henry is all too familiar with.
The 23-year-old model, who was engaged to Payne for nearly a year before they split in 2021, told TMZ that the recent comments he made on social media about Cassidy are just scratching the surface, claiming she’s heard much worse come out of his mouth. She also labelled the comments “sexist” and called him out for creating a “toxic” environment.
But what’s the full story of Cassidy and Payne’s romance? Here’s everything we know about Cassidy and how she ended up in the spotlight with her former 1D boyfriend.
Kate Cassidy is a social media influencer
Cassidy is a social media influencer with over 73,000 followers on Instagram at the time of writing. According to her bio on the platform, she is based in London, though many of her photos show snippets of her jet-set lifestyle – from snowy getaways in Lapland to la dolce vita in Lake Como, Italy.
