Zayn Malik, formerly adored by enough adolescents to qualify as a demographic phenomenon, now reports that love never bothered to RSVP. This is striking, considering his long, glamorous entanglement with Gigi Hadid, a relationship staged across red carpets, magazine covers, and music videos. Alas, Malik insists affection remained purely ornamental, even then.

On Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, Zayn Malik was asked whether he still believed his two-year-old claim about never truly being in love. The singer politely confirmed the sentiment, framing it as personal growth rather than revisionism.

“Maybe it was lust,” Zayn Malik explained that his definition of love has shifted with age, arguing that earlier intensity could have been attraction, habit, or circumstance rather than enduring emotional commitment.

“I will always love her, but I don't know if I was ever in love with her,” he said further. Malik clarified on Call Her Daddy that Gigi Hadid, whom he called G, commands lasting respect as the mother of his child.

His clarification hints that time did what emotions could not, smoothing a breakup once defined by headlines.

Are Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik on good terms now?

Yes, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik appear to have reached that rare celebrity miracle: peace after spectacle. The romance collapsed years ago, yet the aftermath has been reorganized around their 5-year-old daughter, Khai Malik, not resentment.

Aside from Zayn Malik's comment about how much he respected Gigi Hadid, she has also talked about their improved relationship. In a March interview with Vogue, Gigi Hadid explained that custody schedules are planned months ahead and described a system where both parents actively support one another. She specifically talked about how they had each other's backs.

The earlier rupture involving Yolanda Hadid no longer dominates the narrative. Forgiveness, it seems, arrived quietly, accompanied by Gigi Malik's admiration for Zayn Malik’s deliberate self-improvement, according to an insider who talked to Life & Style.

Elsewhere, life continues. Gigi Hadid is settled with Bradley Cooper, while Malik keeps a lower profile, dividing his time between music and fatherhood, which may be the most persuasive evidence of progress.

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Written by

Iffat Siddiqui

Edited by

Itti Mahajan