Kate Cassidy, 25, walked armed with two packets of Taste of the Wild dog food in Florida with pet Nala who the couple rescued from an animal shelter last month.

It was a dog that Payne doted on and one day hoped might form part of a ‘nice and loving family’.

The troubled One Direction singer had previously described the encounter which led to the adoption as a ‘meet and greet with a couple doggos’.

Speaking of his furry friend, he added: ‘I really love her. She is so cute.