Former One Direction singer Liam Payne’s sudden death shocked the world. The 31-year-old tragically died after falling from the third-floor balcony of CasaSur Palermo hotel in Argentina.

Longtime girlfriend of Liam Payne, Kate Cassidy, opened up about the One Direction star's death during her first television interview since the incident. Cassidy appeared on the U.K. morning show, Lorraine,

The influencer said in a recent interview that the death was the first time she had lost someone close to her.

Sometimes it's hard for me to get out of bed in the morning," Kate Cassidy shared in a rare interview reflecting on the nearly six months since the musician died at the age of 31

Liam Payne's girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, has opened up about the One Direction star's death in an interview on Lorraine.

Kate Cassidy is opening up about the death of her boyfriend Liam Payne. The 25-year-old shared it has been “really hard to accept” losing the former One Direction member after his tragic death in October after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Kate Cassidy said that Liam Payne “was so open about his mental health” and she is supporting the awareness campaign as “he no longer can help people”.