United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Kate Cassidy "completely blacked out" when she found out her boyfriend Liam Payne had died, and says they were in "such a great place" just before he passed away.

The 25-year-old influencer discovered the One Direction star - who passed away in October, aged 31, after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires - had died when one of his friends rang her to tell her the devastating news, and she is "blessed" she didn't find out over social media like many others.

She told The Sun newspaper: "I feel blessed I didn't find out over social media because I just couldn't even imagine that. I was in our home with our dog, scrolling TikTok and one of Liam's friends called me.

"That moment, it's like blank; it's bla...