Liam Payne’s partner, Kate Cassidy, is considering a stint on the popular reality dating series, The Bachelorette, a year and a half after the tragic passing of the former One Direction member.

Liam, who was just 31, passed away in October 2024 after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reports confirmed the presence of alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death.

Kate, now 26, who shared two years with the singer before his untimely demise, has hinted at her readiness to explore new romantic avenues. She shared a lighthearted TikTok video suggesting she might be open to dating once more.

The American influencer playfully tagged the network behind The Bachelorette, expressing her interest in becoming the next lead on the show.

In the video, Kate swayed to the music, donning sunglasses, and cheekily 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 eagerly commented that they would be thrilled to watch if Kate were to join the beloved US series, predicting she’d make a “great fit.”

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..;

‘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’.

The Bachelorette was cancelled after a horrifying video 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 Kate hinted she is ready to find love again as she jumped into the arms of a mystery man in a sweet TikTok 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’

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’

Fans took to the comments to say they are ‘so happy’ for Kate and that she ‘deserves to find love’ again.

They wrote: SO HAPPY FOR YOU KATEEE; We are so happy for you Kate! We love you!; You deserve to be happy girl!; love this for you Kate Liam cheering u on;

‘Very happy for you Kate and I know Liam is too; happy for you girl you deserve happiness; Our girl is healing; As long as he makes you happy and treats you right queen;

‘So happy for you girl! You deserve joy AND love!; U deserve that smile babes; So happy to see she is happy; We want you to be happy’.

However, Kate tagged her male friend Michael in the caption, prompting some fans to point out he is her sister Amy’s friend.

They wrote: ‘I think he’s a friend; yall its her sisters friend omg!!!!; Thats her sisters friend’.

Last year Kate broke down in tears and said that her future boyfriends would have to accept that she’ll ‘always love’ Liam.

The influencer shared an update as she hit back at an online troll who said that they wished he would stop talking about the late singer and move on.

The pair had been together for two years before he passed away, with Kate documenting her journey with grief on social media.

In a TikTok video, Kate said: ‘I want to make something clear. Whoever I end up with in my future will have to accept the fact I will always love Liam.

‘I will always talk about Liam I will always laugh about Liam, I will always cry about Liam.’

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.’