Liam Payne's girlfriend said she "never left Argentina" if she knew the singer's death would happen.

Influential American Kate Cassidy - maintains relationship with one-way stars since 2022 - Tell the Sun in Exclusive Interview Payne's death was a "tragic accident."

She added in her first interview since his death: "No, I never thought (he might have died) ... I never thought that would happen."

Payne died last October after falling off the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is 31 years old.

A week after Cassidy's death, he paid tribute to the online singer, calling him "my best friend, my lifelong love."

She also posted a photo of a note written shortly before Penn's death. It is recommended that the couple get married within one year.

The 25-year-old told The Sun: "Love is so optimistic, you just hope that everything will work in the end.

"Obviously, if I knew, if I could see the future, I would never leave Argentina."

She added that she never thought she would “use this as an example” when traveling separately from him.

Payne had been on vacation to see his former teammate Niall Horan in Argentina.

Cassidy said she left Argentina and returned to Florida alone to take care of their dog Nara.

"I have a responsibility, we have a responsibility. We have our dogs, and obviously I never thought this would happen," she explained.

"When I left, Liam was in a good headspace".

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The prosecutor's office in Argentina said that toxicology tests were performed shortly after his death and traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants were found in Penn's body.

The cause of his death was identified as "Dortrama" (a term for multiple traumatic injuries) UK Inquiry in Buckinghamshire recent.

Cassidy has since left her home in Florida and moved back to New Jersey, according to The Sun.

Cassidy said she believed they were the "soul mates" they met for the first time, and that he was no longer there "still not completely real".

"I'm trying to be the best, but I feel like my life has changed a lot. I'm thinking about Liam every day," she said. "He won't be with me and navigate this life. , I have to deal with this without him...it's really hard."

The couple met in 2022, when Cassidy was a South Carolina waitress, the report said.

When she got a call from Payne's death, she said: "I feel like I'm totally hacked. Almost everyone."

She told The Sun that she still called Payne’s cell phone to listen to his voicemail recordings and that she could no longer play it when she once fell asleep with his music.

"Maybe one day," she added.

“We are in a great place, full of love; he is so happy and positive…you never know what tomorrow will bring, you never know.”