"Pillowtalk" singer Zayn Malik revealed more One Direction stories and behind-the-scenes grievances. Although Zayn Malik and Liam Payne seem to be in good terms, the same reportedly could not be said about the "Mind Of Mine" singer with Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
The Daily Mail reports that Zayn Malik revealed in an interview with NME how only Liam Payne from among the One Direction members took the time to congratulate him when his single debuted. In turn, Zayn Malik congratulated his pal Liam Payne on the Brit Awards. Of all his former One Direction band mates, Zayn Malik says that he is the closest with Liam Payne.
Still, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne have actually not seen each other since the solo singer quit One Direction in March 2015. However, Zayn Malik said that he and Liam Payne have been making plans to see each other and have remained in touch via phone conversations.
According to Zayn Malik, he also tried to re-establish contact with Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. However, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were non-responsive.
Metro reported that Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson had a social media feud when both One Direction singers and music producer Naughty Dog made Twitter burn with their exchange. After Zayn Malik quit One Direction, he went to work with Naughty Boy. Louis Tomlinson reportedly reacted to the indelicate handling by Naughty Boy of public announcements over Zayn Malik transitioning to a solo career with him.
In the beginning, the feud was only between Louis Tomlinson and Naughty Dog. However, as the feud progressed, Zayn Malik joined in and aired out his own sentiments against Louis Tomlinson, which was the biggest shock for One Direction fans. Louis Tomlinson kept the feud up, but only with Naughty Boy rather than with Zayn Malik. Not too long after, Zayn Malik posted another tweet distancing himself from Naughty Boy. This was eventually followed by Zayn Malik announcing that he had signed up with RCA records.
Only time will tell if the wound would, as wounds tend to, eventually heal between Zayn Malik and his One Direction bandmates. Five years, after all, is quite something to have been shared by Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik as One Direction.
