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Liam Payne\u2019s loved ones are honoring him on what would have been his 32nd birthday. On Friday, his sister Nicola shared a heartfelt tribute, recalling the time they spent together on his birthday last year, just two months before his death. His girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also posted a touching letter to Payne.<\/p>\n
\u201cA year ago today, we were so full of hope and excitement for what the years ahead would bring you,\u201d Nicola wrote on Instagram Friday, sharing a carousel of images of the two of them from over the years. \u201cThat night, celebrating your birthday with bowling and McDonald\u2019s, we celebrated you, your show, your dreams, and spoke of all the plans you had for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe ended the evening with a hug, telling you how proud we were and how much we loved you,\u201d she added. \u201cIf I had known that would be the last time I\u2019d see you, I would have said so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicola said she wished she could step \u201cinto a time machine\u201d to relive that night and hug him once again, ask him more questions, and \u201cwrite it down so I\u2019d never forget.\u201d She directed some sweet words to Liam, writing that she hopes he\u2019s \u201cat peace.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI miss you every single day, and I don\u2019t think there will ever be a day that I don\u2019t,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI want to wish you the happiest heavenly birthday. Wherever you are, I hope you\u2019re celebrating.\u201d<\/p>\n Cassidy also shared some photos of the two from over the years, writing that it \u201cbreaks my heart\u201d to not give him a physical birthday card or hear his laugh once again.<\/p>\n \u201cIn your 31 years here on this earth, you brought so much joy, happiness and hope to so many- especially to me. I hope you know how brightly you still shine, even from up there,\u201d Cassidy wrote. \u201cI would give up years of my life just to give you a few more. I miss making memories with you. I miss having things to look forward to together.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cBut today, my birthday gift to you is my strength. I promise you I will celebrate you extra today, honor your life, and cherish the beautiful times we\u2019ve had. August 29th will be a date that sits in my heart for the rest of my life. I love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n The singer died on Oct. 16, 2024, after falling from the balcony of a hotel room in Buenos Aires.\u00a0A\u00a0Rolling Stone\u00a0<\/a>investigation<\/a>\u00a0included accounts from his inner circle describing the days before his tragic death. Netflix recently released Building the Band,<\/a> in which Liam served as a mentor for new groups in formation. He was honored on the show as well.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Liam Payne\u2019s loved ones are honoring him on what would have been his 32nd birthday. On Friday, his sister Nicola shared a heartfelt tribute, recalling the time they spent together on his birthday last year, just two months before his death. His girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also posted a touching letter to Payne. \u201cA year ago […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1987413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[358155,358154,358153,314737],"class_list":["post-1987412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-32nd-birthday","tag-kate-cassidy","tag-liam-payne","tag-rolling-stone"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kate-Cassidy-and-Liam-Paynes-Sister-Share-Heartbreaking-Tributes-on.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}