US-born influencer Kate Cassidy, who began courting Payne in 2022, described his dying as a “tragic accident” and regretted the actual fact she was not in Argentina when he died.
“No, I by no means did suppose [he might die young]… I simply by no means thought this may have occurred,” she mentioned in her first interview since Payne died.
“Love is so optimistic, and also you simply hope that the whole lot will work out on the finish.
“Clearly if I knew, if I may see into the long run, I might by no means have left Argentina”.
Payne was staying in Buenos Aires to see his former One Route bandmate Niall Horan carry out in live performance.
Cassidy had left Argentina and returned residence to Florida to care for his or her canine Nala.
“I had a duty, we had a duty. We had our canine and clearly I by no means, ever thought this occasion would happen,” she added.
She described Payne as being in a “good headspace” when she departed Argentina.
The Teardrops singer died on October 16 final 12 months after falling from a 3rd ground balcony on the Casa Sur resort in Buenos Aires.
Prosecutors mentioned Payne’s toxicological exams confirmed his physique had “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant” within the moments earlier than he died.
Two face costs for supplying medicine and one other three had been charged with manslaughter, together with a businessman who was with Payne in Argentina and two managers of the resort.
Payne rose to fame as a member of One Route, a boy band shaped on the British tv collection The X Issue in 2010.
He’s survived by his son Bear, 7, who he was co-parenting with singer Cheryl Tweedy after the pair cut up in 2018.
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