He has been plagued by rumours of a rift with his former band-mates since he left One Direction in 2015.
And Zayn Malik has hinted that things were not well between him and Harry Styles during his time in the band, which has achieved worldwide success since being formed on The X Factor in 2010.
Speaking candidly to US Weekly about his relationship with the boys since leaving the band two years ago, the solo star, 24, admitted that he didn’t expect to stay in touch with Harry as he never really interacted with him beforehand.
Was there a feud? Zayn Malik , 24, has hinted that things were not well between him and Harry Styles during his time in the One Direction
Zayn, who is now romancing model Gigi Hadid, admitted: ‘To be honest, I never really spoke to Harry even when I was in the band.
‘So I didn’t really expect that much of a relationship with him when I left. And I haven’t (had one) to be honest, the Pillowtalk hitmaker continued.
However, he added that he wouldn’t turn down an offer to reunite with Harry, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne – who are currently on hiatus – in the future.
‘Who knows? I’ve said it before, never say never. If I wanted to come back in 10, 15 years time, then yeah, why not?,’ he added.
Confession: Speaking candidly about his relationship with the boys since leaving the band two years ago, the solo star admitted that he didn’t expect to stay in touch with Harry as he never really interacted with him beforehand
‘I never really spoke to Harry’: Zayn didn’t hesitate in admitting he wasn’t that close with The Sign Of The Times singer
Zayn quit the boy band in 2015 and his departure was less than acrimonious.
In an interview with The Sun, he revealed he had been unhappy for a long time.
He said: ‘You know, I did try to do something that I wasn’t happy doing for awhile, for the sake of maybe other people’s happiness.
‘And that was mainly the fans. And I only ever tried to do it for the fans,and it was only ever for them.’
‘Never say never’: He added that he wouldn’t turn down an offer to reunite with Harry, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne – who are currently on hiatus – in the future
Speaking of his former bandmates, he said: ‘It’s not that I’ve turned my back on them or anything, it’s just that I just can’t do that anymore because it’s not real to me.’
Speaking to Elle UK in July last year, Zayn confessed he’s enjoyed being able to experiment with his personal every since quitting One Direction back in March 2015.
The boy band was renowned for being notoriously controlling of the public images of Zayn and his fellow bandmates.
‘Since leaving One Direction I’ve been given the freedom to be able to wear whatever I want and that’s made it more interesting. More creative,’ he told the publication.
‘I wasn’t happy’: Zayn quit the boy band in 2015 and his departure was less than acrimonious
‘I have freedom’: Zayn confessed he’s enjoyed being able to experiment with his personal every since quitting One Direction back in March 2015
‘I can say I want to wear metal arms and it’ll happen.’
Zayn is now loved up with striking model Gigi Hadid, 22, and the pair have been dating since November 2015.
‘I can understand how it can look, that you’ve got these two people in a “power couple”. That’s not something I want to be a part of,’ he told the Evening Standard in June of his relationship with the model.
‘I’m with her because I like her and I hope she’s with me because she likes me.’
‘When we come home, we don’t really talk about that s***. We just spend time together as a normal couple, cook food, watch TV, have a laugh.’
Happy: Zayn is now loved up with striking model Gigi Hadid, 22, and the pair have been dating since November 2015