A decade ago, there lay one fierce competition to Taylor Swift in the form of the pop band, One Direction, which included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik. With massive hits such as ‘Kiss You’ and ‘Night Changes’, the band boasted a massive reception around the globe with its fandom sprawling. However, despite its split in 2015, there still remain millions of its daily listeners as well as ardent followers willing to hear any story from the days of past glory.

Now well into his solo career, the ex-member revealed one such story of how he left his fellow bandmates red-faced.

Zayn Malik once got lucky over his One Direction mates, much to their dislike

Hardly seventeen at the start of the musical journey of One Direction, Zayn Malik brought his own style and tone to the band. Famed as one of its loudest, the artist revealed how his luck shone over his bandmates in the March 14 episode of Hot Ones. Morgan Spurlock, director of their 2013 documentary One Direction: This Is Us, once gifted each member something unique and he ended up receiving a signed Stan-Lee Iron Man comic.

Pitching it as an “amazing thing” that he still has up on his wall, Zayn Malik recalled the other One Direction members “being super like pissed off about it too because they didn’t get as good gifts”. Furthermore, he also labeled the gift as one that none of his “geeky nerdy friends” would ever get their hands on despite many wanting to. The ordeal comes across as one of the many stories of interactions and of the relationship they all shared during the five years of touring and superstardom.

The appearance also coincided with Malik having just announced his upcoming album set to have a personal tone.

The next album from the artist to bring the spotlight on his personal life

Experimenting with unique themes and melodies, Zayn Malik has so far produced over seventeen singles in his solo professional career, including the runaway hit ‘Pillowtalk’ featuring Gigi Hadid. Now the singer took to his Instagram to announce the upcoming release of his fourth studio album titled ‘Room Under the Stairs’ and lined up to drop on May 17, 2024, with talks of his real-life experiences making their way into the tracks.

Featuring a cover art of his face in a blue silhouette along with an under-construction house and stairs, the narrative will include talks of his ambitions and fears while labeling it as “an auditory memoir” in his post. Additionally, the album will follow his last release from 2021, ‘Nobody is Listening’, and thus, will hold potential given the time frame of its development.

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