Kate Cassidy is having one of her tattoo tributes to Liam Payne removed.
The 27-year-old influencer had the number 444 etched onto her hand in the wake of her One Direction singer boyfriend's death in October 2024, but it is one of a number of inkings she is in the process of having removed.
Kate shared a photo at the Skin Club Miami laser studio on her Instagram Story, which was captioned: “tattoo removal today.(sic)"
However, Kate - who has a number of other tattoos in honour of Liam, including angel wings, LP on her wrist, a wilted rose on her thumb, and the number four on her left ring finger - stressed she will be getting them redone at some point.
Sharing a photo of the removal process on her 444 tattoo, she wrote: “decided to get some tattoos removed that were done poorly, will be getting redone eventually.(sic)"
The 444 inking was said to be in tribute to the couple's angel number – a concept dating back to the Ancient Greeks who believed certain numbers and patterns carried mystical properties - and signified protection, encouragement and support.
Meanwhile, Kate recently revealed her short-lived new romance with a mystery man had ended because she couldn't help but keep comparing her boyfriend to Liam.
She said in a TikTok video last month: "I got dumped you guys. I feel like things were moving super fast, if you know me you know I have a tendency of moving fast
"Let's just call this guy Joe. Joe was really sweet and a lot of things I wanted in a guy. He's super low-key so he doesn't have any social media, which I actually really liked.
"I met his family, he took me on trips, things were going really well, really quick. I f***** up".
Kate admitted she would "get angry" with Joe when he didn't behave like Liam and the guy eventually found her attitude "too much".
She said: "Dating after losing somebody that you genuinely thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is really tough because I physically look for Liam in every single guy that I meet.
"If they don't hit all the checkmarks I tend to, either back away or almost resent this person, and it's so crazy.
"There were certain times where I would get so angry with this guy, because I would physically get like, 'Oh well Liam would do this so why aren't you doing this?'
"Or he would do something and I would be like, 'Liam would never do that'.
"He texted me yesterday and told me we should go our separate ways because it's just too much, and I understand.
"'I feel sad because I don't like losing people and I feel like especially in the beginning of a situationship it's so fun and you're so excited to see where it goes."
The social media personality has been open about her grief for the Strip That Down artist - who died after he fell from his hotel balcony - but revealed in April that she was ready to begin dating once again.
Kate said in an Instagram video: "I am ready to start dating again. It has been a year and a half since Liam passed away.
"I think that love after loss is a big chapter within your grief journey and I don't know how that is going to feel. But I do know that I loved being in love.
"I want to have kids one day, I want to have a family and I know Liam would want that for me and if the roles were reversed I would want him to be happy and fall in love again.
"I will always love Liam and that will never change no matter who I meet and who comes into my life.
"I am going to think about Liam on my wedding day, I am going to think about him everyday for the rest of my life and that goes without saying."
