Liam Payne has spoken frankly about his friendship with Zayn Malik, admitting fully understands why the superstar has opted to live a life away from the spotlight since leaving One Direction in 2016.
Despite releasing two albums and countless solo singles, Zayn has only made a handful of public appearances and hasn’t toured as a solo artist due to anxiety.
During an exclusive chat with Daily Star Online, Liam, who is set to return to the charts in the coming weeks with his and Alesso’s new single Midnight, explained he thinks fans are premature in assuming Zayn will be at any potential 1D anniversary event despite the lads all refollowing him on social media earlier this month.