Cheryl has quietly stepped in to comfort Liam Payne 's grieving girlfriend Kate Cassidy after the influencer faced online abuse for sharing AI-generated images of herself with the late One Direction star – pictures some fans branded "ghoulish" and "disturbing."

RadarOnline.com can reveal the Girls Aloud singer, 42 – who shares an eight-year-old son, Bear, with Payne – reached out privately to Cassidy, 26, ahead of the first anniversary of the pop star's death, acting as what one insider described as "an emotional anchor" and "grief counsellor" for the heartbroken model. Article continues below advertisement

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