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By Rosie Marder
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Zayn Malik, who has largely kept his past relationship with fellow singer Perrie Edwards under wraps, recently opened up about their 2013 engagement and the challenges they faced.
"From 17 to 21, I was in a relationship," he shared in an interview with NYLON, which was printed on Tuesday, May 14. "I was engaged and [planned to get] married and I didn't know anything about anything at that point. I thought I did because I was 21. I was legally allowed to do everything, but I didn't know s**t."
Malik and Edwards began their romance in 2011 after meeting on The X Factor UK. Malik was part of the band One Direction, competing in season 7 in 2010, while Little Mix, Edwards' group, appeared on season 8, which aired in 2011.
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The couple got engaged in 2013 but parted ways in 2015. Speculation surrounded their breakup, with some suggesting Malik ended it via text message, a claim Edwards later confirmed.
"It was horrible, the worst time in my life," she wrote in Little Mix's 2016 book, Our World. "A four-year relationship, two-year engagement ended by a simple text message. Just like that."
Although, the "Pillowtalk" artist has denied this accusation. "I have more respect for Perrie than to end anything over a text message. I love her a lot, and I always will, and I would never end our relationship over four years like that," he told Fader in 2015. "She knows that, I know that, and the public should know that as well."
Following his relationship with Edwards, Malik was linked to Gigi Hadid later that year, whom he now shares 3-year-old daughter Khai with. The pair were on and off throughout the years, after welcoming their child together in 2020 and split for good in 2021.
He also shared with NYLON that, "From 21 to 27, I was with [Gigi Hadid], and we had a kid, and I didn't really take much time to get to know myself."
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