Liam Payne's ex Maya Henry's allegations against star: 'Blow up my phone'

Liam Payne's ex-fiancée Maya Henry, 23, is said to be in 'shock' after finding out about the One Direction star's death at 31, after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday afternoon.

A source close to Maya has told the Daily Mail that, 'right now, she is obviously in shock' and reportedly only found out about Liam's death when a member of her team was contacted by a reporter.

Authorities have released a statement about Liam's cause of death, with Alberto Crescenti, head of the Buenos Aires’ public emergency medical services saying Liam fell around '14 metres', suffering 'very serious injuries incompatible with life'.

Liam Payne and Maya Henry’s relationship history

Liam began dating Maya in 2019, with the couple becoming engaged in August 2020 before breaking up in June 2021, and then reuniting later that year. The couple ended their engagement once again in May 2022.

Liam had confirmed one of their relationship breakups on The Diary of A CEO podcast in 2021, saying that he was "disappointed" in himself.

“I am indeed [single],” Liam said. “I feel like more than anything at this point, I’m more disappointed in myself that I keep on hurting people. That annoys me. I’ve just not been very good at relationships.”

Earlier this month, Maya had instructed lawyers to issue a cease and desist letter to Liam after accusing him of 'repeatedly contacting her' with lawyers for the star telling Daily Mail, "Maya Henry issued a cease and desist last week to Liam Payne following the emergence of new and concerning information. She has retained attorneys Marco Crawford and Daniel Cerna to represent her. At this time, that is her only comment on the matter."

Maya had previously shared a TikTok saying that ever since the two broke up, Liam would 'blow up' her phone.

"Ever since we broke up, he messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, it's always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it's gonna come from," she said. "Not only me, but he'll blow up my mom's phone."

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Who has Liam Payne dated?

Rising to fame in 2010 with One Direction on The X-Factor, Liam dated X-Factor dancer Danielle Peazer for two years until 2012, before embarking on a relationship with childhood friend Sophia Smith from 2013-2015.

In 2016, Liam began a relationship with Cheryl Cole, with the couple announcing the birth of their son Bear in March 2017. They split in 2018, with Liam then being linked to Naomi Campbell in 2019.

Liam then had his on-off relationship with Maya from 2019-2022, before dating influencer Kate Cassidy from October 2022 until his death.

Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole relationship timeline

Liam and Cheryl first met in 2008, when Liam auditioned for The X-Factor for the first time, with Cheryl saying the then 14-year-old had 'charisma'. While he didn't make it through in 2008, Liam auditioned again in 2010, with Cheryl back on the judging panel. "You've definitely got it," Cheryl told Liam. "Whatever it is, you've got it."

The two confirmed their relationship in 2016, with Liam telling Ant Middleton in an episode of Straight Taking with Ant Middleton in 2019 that he had been at Simon Cowell's house when he made a joke about "how hot" Cheryl was.

"I went to Simon Cowell's house, and made a joke about how hot Cheryl was," he said. "Simon was like, 'I know who's going to be the next Mrs Payne!'."

Later at a bar, Niall Horan told Liam that Cheryl was interested in him. "I was like 'Cheryl? Cheryl?' Niall was in Simon's dressing room, Simon said my name, she went red and left," Liam said. "So I hit her up."

The couple welcomed their son, Bear, in 2017, when Liam was 23 and Cheryl was 33, with Liam paying tribute to his partner. "I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through this, she's really made my dreams come true," Liam captioned his Instagram post at the time.

While the pair split in 2018, in an interview with Logan Paul in 2022, Liam said having a child "ruined the relationship" but for the "right reasons" calling Cheryl the "best mum in the world".

"I couldn't ask for someone better," he said of their co-parenting.

Who is Kate Cassidy?

At the time of his death, Liam was dating influencer Kate Cassidy, who he had been in a relationship with for the past two years. The two were seen recently enjoying Niall Horan's concert in Argentina, with Liam spotted cheering Niall on from a corporate box.

Kate, 25, is best known for her social media accounts, with the influencer having hundreds of thousands of followers across Instagram and TikTok. She's most known for posting travel, food, and fashion content, as well as giving insights into her relationship with Liam.

In one TikTok, she talked about how she 'manifested' her relationship with the One Direction star, holding up a popsicle stick she made of Liam when she was 10, before opening the door to her childhood bedroom to show Liam reclining on her bed. "Careful what you wish for," she joked.

Liam Payne on his son Bear: 'A mini me'

The singer gave a rare update about his son Bear in August this year, after he celebrated his 31st birthday, saying, "I didn't get any dad socks yet thought. I'm going to speak to my son in a little bit which I'm really excited about. Bless him. He's getting so big now.

“He's a big boy and he looks like a mini-me. As if we needed any more me in the world.”

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