United Kingdom, Oct. 11 -- Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy "didn't want to live" following his death.

The former One Direction singer tragically died at the age of 31 in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina and the influencer has revealed that she fell into a deep depression in the aftermath.

Kate told Page Six at a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) benefit: "I was always just kind of doing nothing and just dealing with that grief and pain, just not wanting to really live my life."

She explained that it took her several weeks to realise that she needed to restore a sense of structure to her life again.

Cassidy said: "I finally realised, ok, I need to live my life, I need to get up, get out of bed....