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Kyle O'Sullivan

Who is Liam Payne's 'wild' new girlfriend - and his string of American ex-lovers

Liam Payne has a new girlfriend - and she's been described as a 'US party girl'. The former One Directon star Liam Payne has dated some very famous faces over the years, including Naomi Campbell and Cheryl, who is mother to his son, Bear.

But his last few relationships have all been with ladies from America and he's followed the pattern with his new missus, Kate Cassidy, who is a Pamela Anderson lookalike. The new couple, who are said to be 'mad about each other', were spotted heading out to a swanky Mayfair club this weekend in a pair of matching Halloween outfits.

Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy shared their Halloween outfits (instagram.com/kateecass)
Kate is an American who has been living in London (instagram.com/kateecass)

Liam dressed up as Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee on Saturday night, while his new partner came as Baywatch Star Pammy.

The hot new couple looked smitten with one another as they left together in the early hours of the morning after watching a steamy burlesque show.

But what do we know about Liam's new girlfriend?

Kate is from New Jersey and went to top university Charleston in South Carolina.

The stunning American, who is friends with model Chantel Jeffries, has nearly 9,000 Instagram followers and has been described as 'a wild girl'.

Kate loves posting glamorous snaps on nights out on her social media page and is a fan of posing with one hand on her head.

Kate loves this pose (instagram.com/kateecass)

The 23-year-old has a British dad and has been in London for two months now.

Discussing Liam and Kate's blossoming romance, a source told The Sun : "They are mad about each other.

"Kate is a wild girl so Liam is definitely in for a fun ride. She is always out in nightclubs and seems to be loving London."

The insider also explained Kate is often out in nightclubs and 'seems to be loving London'.

For Halloween, Kate dressed up as pin-up Pamela in 1996 cult film Barb Wire, while Liam was Motley Crue rocker Tommy.

They posed in front of a hotel mirror, with Liam wearing sunglasses and leather trousers, before heading out for a night on the town.

Kate is now the third American in a row that Liam has dated - with the first being his on-off fiancée Maya Henry.

Liam Payne and Maya Henry were engaged on and off since August 2020 (Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)

The couple first met during a meet-and-greet with One Direction when Maya was just 15 - and she became an Instagram star with 970K followers.

Their romance began in 2019 and the pair were pictured together at a series of public events, but the relationship had more up and downs than the big dipper.

They announced their engagement in August 2020 with Liam proposing with a £3million ring, but it was called off in June last year.

It appeared the singer had expressed his regret over their break-up as he posted a few cryptic messages about love, regret and Maya onto his Instagram.

In one rambling Instagram story, he wrote: "Don't let someone go if you really want to love them even if you have to learn to love them through your own mistakes let your instinct tell you that you need them and keep them close we are always running out of time we never gain it."

In the next story, he added: "F**k Me I'm Wise”, before tagging Maya and illustrating the plain black background with an emoji of praying hands.

The couple reunited just two months later - and Liam spoke about the struggles they faced in lockdown and said they were "really happy" the relationship had survived.

Liam told People : "I think we went through a lot in Covid. I feel like we've come out the other side of it a bit stronger.

"'Most couples who have been married for years struggled, right? So, I mean, we're still really happy to be here together today."

However, in May this year it was confirmed they had split up - and Liam was soon seen cosying up to an American model.

After the snaps of Liam cuddling up to someone else went viral, Maya wrote: "I love all of the fans so much but please stop sending me these pictures of my fiancé wrapped around another woman.

"This is not me and it’s hard enough knowing this has happened without seeing it. Enough now."

However, a source told MailOnline : "Liam and Maya are no longer together and split up for good over a month ago.

"Maya’s comments referring to Liam as her fiancé are untrue and very misleading."

Liam had a fling with Aliana Mawla (Aliana Mawla/Instagram)
Aliana starred in one of his music videos (Aliana Mawla/Instagram)

The mystery woman he'd linked arms with at Heathrow Airport in London turned out to be Aliana Mawla.

The model starred in his 'Familiar' music video, which came out in 2018 and features Reggaeton singer J Balvin.

Aliana is a model who boasts over 301,000 followers on Instagram and is also an ambassador for Fashion Nova.

But their short romance was over in July this year, just a few weeks after the pics emerged.

A source told The Sun that Aliana was back in Miami after making a short-lived trip to the UK with Liam back in May.

The insider said: "To say they were boyfriend and girlfriend is far too strong but they were obviously seeing each other.

"They both had fun but it's fizzed out and are now both very much single. There's no bad blood."

Liam Payne and Danielle Peazer in 2014 (WireImage)
Danielle was a dancer on The X Factor (mirror.co.uk)

Liam was then rumoured to have got back together with ex-girlfriend Danielle Peazer, almost a decade after the pair had split up.

After this year's Soccer Aid, Liam was seen in the back of a chauffeured car with a woman who was believed to be Danielle, ho had dated Liam from around 2010 to 2013

Liam and Danielle are believed to have met in 2010 when they both featured on the seventh series of the X Factor when he was a contestant and she was a backing dancer.

They're understood to have initially ended the relationship in 2012 after two years together, but reportedly dated briefly the following year before ending things again.

But it seems they weren't reconciling their relationship as Liam has moved on with his new girlfriend.

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