Zayn Malik Reflects On His Past Relationships Ahead Of His New album Room under the stairsfrom breaking off his engagement to Perrie Edwards to welcoming a daughter with ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid.
In a Nylon interview published on Tuesday (May 14) – just three days before the release of his new record – the former One Direction star shared that he is currently happily single. But years ago, she made wedding plans to the Little Mix singer, before the couple called off their two-year engagement in 2015.
“From 17 to 21, I was in a relationship,” she told the publication. “I got engaged too [planned to get] married and knew nothing about anything at the time. I thought I did, because I was 21. I was allowed to do everything, but I didn't know s–t.”
“I've never really had a girlfriend [growing up]Malik continued. “My parents were kind of old fashioned, so I never brought a girlfriend home or anything. When I got the chance to do that, I jumped right in, two feet first, and said, “I'm going to have a girlfriend and she's going to live with me.” That makes me a grown man.”
A few months after his split from Edwards, the “Love Like This” singer sparked romance rumors with Hadid. The couple continued to date for about six years and welcomed daughter Khai in September 2020, before splitting for good in late 2021.
“From 21 to 27, I was with Gi, and we had a child,” Malik said in a rare comment about the supermodel. “I didn't spend much time getting to know myself.”
“I only have my daughter 50% of the time,” she added. “I would have her 90% if I could. We go to see Disney on Ice or we go to see the Nickelodeon theme park. Or we go to the beach. That's how I get out.”
Now living in rural Pennsylvania, Malik is gearing up to premiere his new traditional sound on May 17 with Room under the stairs, for which he plans to embark on a tour as well. And for now, he says he feels “really content and happy to be single for the first time [his] life,” though he admits his recent history includes a bit of dating app experimentation.
“It hasn't been very successful for me, I'll be honest,” he said in the Tinder interview. “Everyone accused me of being a catfish. They're like, “What are you using Zayn Malik's pictures for?” I've been fired once or twice.”
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