{"id":20516,"date":"2026-07-29T02:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20516"},"modified":"2026-07-29T02:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:59:58","slug":"kate-cassidy-removes-her-liam-payne-444-hand-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20516","title":{"rendered":"Kate Cassidy removes her Liam Payne &#8216;444&#8217; hand tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135777389.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate Cassidy revealed that she\u2019s removing some of her tattoos on Instagram. <span class=\"credit\">kateecass\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kate Cassidy is getting rid of some old ink \u2014 temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the girlfriend of late singer Liam Payne shared a pic at Skin Club Miami laser studio to her Instagram Story, captioning it \u201ctattoo removal today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She posted a video of the laser removal process on her hand, blitzing a \u201c444\u201d tattoo, which was originally done in tribute to Payne after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/16\/celebrity-news\/former-one-direction-member-liam-payne-dead-at-31\/\">his tragic 2024 death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy quickly clarified, however, that she \u201cdecided to get some tattoos removed that were done poorly, will be getting redone eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The influencer has more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DKh1CSiP7jn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tattoos<\/a> in honor of Payne, including <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/22\/celebrity-news\/liam-paynes-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-debuts-angel-wings-tattoo-after-his-death\/\">angel wings<\/a>, the number four on her left ring finger, \u201cLP\u201d on her wrist and a wilted rose on her thumb.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Showing the initial laser on her \u201c444\u201d hand tattoo, she promised that she \u201cwill be getting redone eventually.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">kateecass\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The design is one of many that she has dedicated to late boyfriend Liam Payne. <span class=\"credit\">kateecass\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After tattooing the number pattern on her hand almost two years ago, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/18\/celebrity-news\/liam-paynes-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-speaks-out-on-former-one-direction-singers-death\/\">widely reported<\/a> that the numbers were the couple\u2019s \u201cangel number\u201d that represents \u201clove and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payne <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/16\/celebrity-news\/former-one-direction-member-liam-payne-dead-at-31\/\">died in October 2024<\/a> in Buenos Aires when he fell from a third-floor balcony after the hotel staff <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/16\/celebrity-news\/liam-payne-was-acting-erratic-in-hotel-lobby-prior-to-his-death-report\/\">locked the singer<\/a>, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/21\/celebrity-news\/liam-payne-had-multiple-drugs-including-crack-and-cocaine-in-his-system-at-time-of-fatal-fall-sources\/\">under the influence of drugs and alcohol<\/a>, in his room. The One Direction singer was 31.<\/p>\n<p>One year after his death, Cassidy <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/11\/celebrity-news\/liam-paynes-girlfriend-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggle-following-singers-death\/\">told Page Six<\/a> that it took her two months of \u201cdealing with that grief and pain\u201d to begin to \u201clive my life\u201d and \u201caccept\u201d the tragedy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Payne fell to his death while staying in a hotel in Argentina in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/kateecass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple were together for two years before the former One Directioner suffered his fatal fall. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/kateecass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tattoo removal process is not an easy one, though Cassidy\u2019s art is not extensive and likely only needed a couple of treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pete Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/18\/celebrity-news\/pete-davidson-shows-off-nearly-bare-arms-in-las-vegas-after-dropping-200k-to-remove-his-tattoos\/\">debuted nearly bare arms<\/a> after spending close to $200,000 to remove most of his body tattoos, which he\u2019s been working on for six years and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/23\/style\/pete-davidson-reveals-insane-timeline-for-tattoo-removal\/\">will take another decade to complete<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Cassidy will get the same designs or a new <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Cassidy revealed that she\u2019s removing some of her tattoos on Instagram. kateecass\/Instagram Kate Cassidy is getting rid of some old ink \u2014 temporarily. 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