Sometimes it's hard for me to get out of bed in the morning," Kate Cassidy shared in a rare interview reflecting on the nearly six months since the musician died at the age of 31

Liam Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, has said that “sometimes it’s hard for me to get out of bed”, following the death of her former partner. The One Direction star died in October last year at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Liam Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, has said she is struggling to accept the singer’s death in her first TV interview. The 25-year-old told STV’s Lorraine programme on Wednesday it is sometimes “hard to get out of bed” following the death of Payne, who rose to fame with boyband One Direction.

Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson present an award for Best Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards 2016 at The O2 Arena on February 24, 2016 in London, England.

Louis Tomlinson ‘could never’ perform as One Direction again after the death of his beloved bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony, leaving his former bandmates Harry Styles,