United Kingdom, Oct. 14 -- Kate Cassidy has recalled her "long, heartfelt" final goodbye to Liam Payne.

The 26-year-old influencer had left the former One Direction singer in Argentina to return to the US just days before he fell to his death from his hotel balcony on 16 October last year and she admitted it is "weird" to look back on the last time she saw her boyfriend because she had spent so much time talking about her feelings for him.

She said in a video shared to TikTok: "I come on here not to cry - I feel honestly extremely numb today.

"I actually think somebody could slap me across the face and I wouldn't be fazed.

"I wanted to make this video because I wanted to express how important it is to really remind your loved ones how...