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Liam Paynes Girlfriend Pursues Bachelorette Role

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has eyed up a role on reality dating show The Bachelorette, 17 months on from the One Direction star's death.Liam died aged...

Liam Paynes Girlfriend Pursues Bachelorette Role
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Bintano News

March 24, 2026

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's girlfriend has eyed up a role on reality dating show , 17 months on from the star's death.

Liam died aged 31 in October 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was found to have and cocaine in his system.

Now, Kate, 26, who dated singer Liam for two years until his shock death, has teased she is ready to start dating again as she filmed a fun new TikTok video. 

The American influencer tagged the network responsible for The Bachelorette and asked to be chosen for the show. 

Kate danced for the camera wearing sunglasses and wrote: 'Heard they're looking for a new Bachelorette.... hi'. 

She captioned the post: 'hi abc'. 

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has eyed up a role on reality dating show The Bachelorette , 17 months on from the One Direction star's death

Liam died aged 31 in October 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was found to have alcohol and cocaine in his system

Fans took to the comments to say they would tune-in if Kate starred on the hit US show because she would be a 'good match'. 

They wrote: 'I’d watch the show for the first time if you went on it; Wait but genuinely can this happen; Girl wait.. you might be onto something here..;

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'Your season would EAT; Actually you would be a good match for this; I’d watch the bachelorette for the first time in my life if they picked you'.

of new contestant Taylor Frankie Paul attacking her ex, Dakota Mortensen, surfaced for the first time.

Disney Entertainment Television said last week, 'In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.'

It comes after in a sweet video last week. 

She looked happier than as she was twirled around in the mystery mans arms prompting fans to comment she 'deserves to feel love again'.

The American influencer walked down a street with the hunk as she was scooped up into his arms and twirled around.

Kate, who cut a low-key figure in a pair of low-rise jeans and a crop top, threw her head back beaming and added Olivia Newton-John's hit song Hopelessly Devoted To You over the video.

Now, Kate, 26, has teased she is ready to start dating again as she tagged the network responsible for The Bachelorette and asked to be chosen for the show in a new TikTok video 

Kate danced for the camera wearing sunglasses and wrote: 'Heard they're looking for a new Bachelorette.... hi'. She captioned the post: 'hi abc'

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Fans took to the comments to say they would tune-in if Kate starred on the hit US show because she would be a 'good match'

Kate dated singer Liam for two years before his tragic death in 2024  

The Bachelorette was cancelled after a horrifying video of new contestant Taylor Frankie Paul (pictured) attacking her ex, Dakota Mortensen, surfaced for the first time

Kate continued: 'Let me tell you something, Liam Payne was my boyfriend. He wasn’t just this famous figure to me.

'It hurts so bad because I am just criticised all the time for speaking about my boyfriend that passed away, the person that I loved and still do love. I would never settle for anyone in this lifetime who did not feel comfortable enough with me speaking about Liam.

'Liam was a very big part of my life. He was my best friend, somebody I really thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with and, obviously, I know one day I'm going to have to move on. I want to get married one day. I want to have kids.

'When a person dies, they die twice, once when they actually die and the second time when you stop speaking about them. I'm not going to have Liam die twice on me. I will love him forever.'

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