Kate Cassidy gets Liam Payne tattoo tribute removed
Kate Cassidy has had laser treatment to remove one of her tattoo tributes to late boyfriend Liam Payne.
Kate Cassidy is having one of her tattoo tributes to Liam Payne removed.
The 27-year-old influencer had the number 444 etched onto her hand in the wake of her One Direction singer boyfriend's death in October 2024, but it is one of a number of inkings she is in the process of having removed.
Kate shared a photo at the Skin Club Miami laser studio on her Instagram Story, which was captioned: “tattoo removal today.(sic)"
However, Kate - who has a number of other tattoos in honour of Liam, including angel wings, LP on her wrist, a wilted rose on her thumb, and the number four on her left ring finger - stressed she will be getting them redone at some point.
Sharing a photo of the removal process on her 444 tattoo, she wrote: “decided to get some tattoos removed that were done poorly, will be getting redone eventually.(sic)"
The 444 inking was said to be in tribute to the couple's angel number – a concept dating back to the Ancient Greeks who believed certain numbers and patterns carried mystical properties - and signified protection, encouragement and support.
Meanwhile, Kate recently revealed her short-lived new romance with a mystery man had ended because she couldn't help but keep comparing her boyfriend to Liam.
She said in a TikTok video last month: "I got dumped you guys. I feel like things were moving super fast, if you know me you know I have a tendency of moving fast
"Let's just call this guy Joe. Joe was really sweet and a lot of things I wanted in a guy. He's super low-key so he doesn't have any social media, which I actually really liked.
"I met his family, he took me on trips, things were going really well, really quick. I f***** up".
Kate admitted she would "get angry" with Joe when he didn't behave like Liam and the guy eventually found her attitude "too much".
She said: "Dating after losing somebody that you genuinely thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is really tough because I physically look for Liam in every single guy that I meet.
"If they don't hit all the checkmarks I tend to, either back away or almost resent this person, and it's so crazy.
"There were certain times where I would get so angry with this guy, because I would physically get like, 'Oh well Liam would do this so why aren't you doing this?'
"Or he would do something and I would be like, 'Liam would never do that'.
"He texted me yesterday and told me we should go our separate ways because it's just too much, and I understand.
"'I feel sad because I don't like losing people and I feel like especially in the beginning of a situationship it's so fun and you're so excited to see where it goes."
The social media personality has been open about her grief for the Strip That Down artist - who died after he fell from his hotel balcony - but revealed in April that she was ready to begin dating once again.
Kate said in an Instagram video: "I am ready to start dating again. It has been a year and a half since Liam passed away.
"I think that love after loss is a big chapter within your grief journey and I don't know how that is going to feel. But I do know that I loved being in love.
"I want to have kids one day, I want to have a family and I know Liam would want that for me and if the roles were reversed I would want him to be happy and fall in love again.
"I will always love Liam and that will never change no matter who I meet and who comes into my life.
"I am going to think about Liam on my wedding day, I am going to think about him everyday for the rest of my life and that goes without saying."
