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Zayn Malik is giving us a hell of a lot of gossip to mull over this week - and the his latest reveal is that you might well have seen him on Tinder.
The 31-year-old turned chart-topping solo star has been opening up and reflecting on his past exploits in a series of no-holds-barred interviews.
I’m sure there’s a fair few women out there who saw a profile of Zayn Malik on Tinder, thought ‘obviously I’m not going to fall for that’, before swiping left and going on with their day.
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Well, we’re sorry to inform you that it may well have been the former One Direction member himself, after all.
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In a recent interview with Nylon, Zayn shared that he’s ‘dabbled’ with Tinder, before adding: “It’s not been too successful for me, I’ll be honest.”
He continued: “Everyone accused me of catfishing. They’re like, ‘What are you using Zayn Malik’s pictures for?’ I’ve been kicked off once or twice.”
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He then added: “I’m really content and happy with being single for the first time in my life.”
Suffice to say, he probably won’t be on Tinder again for a while.
One has to wonder why he didn’t just stick to celebrity dating app Raya and avoid having his profile removed time and time again…
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Perhaps the Bradford-born man was looking for something a little more down to earth.
Despite Zayn having two high profile relationships in the past - firstly when engaged to Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards, before calling it off and embarking on a relationship with supermodel Gigi Hadid - it seems he is unlucky in love, or at least reflecting on his exes.
He said: "From 17 to 21, I was in a relationship [with Perrie].
"I was engaged and [planned to get] married and I didn’t know anything about anything at that point.
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"I thought I did, because I was 21. I was legally allowed to do everything, but I didn’t know s**t.”
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He continued: "From 21 to 27, I was with Gi, and we had a kid, and I didn’t really take much time to get to know myself.
In an interview on The Zach Sang Show last week, Zayn opened up: “I don’t know if I’ve ever actually truly been in love at this point."
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Host Zach then made a point about the love Zayn feels about his daughter, Khai, who he shares with Gigi.
Zayn added: "I'm in love with her as my child."
Zayn made the distinction between that and being 'in love with somebody who is a complete separate entity.'
"They’re not my family, I have no blood with them, like, I’m in love with this person, you know? I don’t know."
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships