Liam Payne splits from model girlfriend as she moves out of his home and jets back to America

LIAM Payne is single once more after splitting with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy.

The Sun can reveal the Strip That Down singer, 29, and the US model, 24, called time on their relationship earlier this week.

Liam Payne and Kate sat down to discuss their future following his return from Los Angeles where he had been recording his new album.

They agreed that things had run their course with Kate moving out of Liam's home in the south of England and flying back to America.

A source said: "Liam and Kate sat down after he returned from LA and decided it wasn't working out.

"There was no big row or anything - it just ran its course and they both mutually decided to go their separate ways.

"Kate moved out of Liam's home and flew back to the US earlier this week.

"Liam knows it’s the right decision, he's been throwing himself into his music and the rest of the year he is jampacked with work.

"The next few weeks alone will see him fly to back to the States and to Europe to wrap up his new album.

"In truth trying to juggle his career and keep his relationship alive throughout the summer and into autumn was always going to be tricky - they both realised that.

"His first record was Liam finding his feet and working out his sound … but he’s found his lane and the new tracks are his best yet."

Liam and Kate had been together for ten months - with the blonde beauty often joining the singer on the red carpet.

Liam spent the majority of the Christmas period with Kate and her family in the States before flying to the UK to be with his son Bear, 6.

Speaking June 2021, while on a break from ex-fiancé Maya Henry, Liam admitted he struggles when it comes to dating.

He told Steven Bartlett on Diary of a CEO podcast: “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. And I know what my pattern of things is with relationships at this point. I’m just not very good at them so I just need to work on myself before I put myself on to somebody else.”

Liam and Maya dated from 2019 to 2022 - with Liam popping the question in August 2020.

He was also previously linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell after splitting from Cheryl in 2018 after two years of dating.

They welcomed their son Bear Payne in March 2017.