Zayn Malik and One Direction's relationship now and bandmate who's not ready to forgive

mirror.co.uk:

When teenagers Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan were thrown together on The X Factor to form One Direction in 2010, they were all boyish banter and puppy dog enthusiasm.

Their interviews were packed full of ladish tactility - and the fans loved it - for despite having started out as strangers, it seemed the fivesome were the perfect fit.

But things turned sour when Zayn - who turned 28 yesterday - famously quit in 2015 explaining that he wanted to be a “normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight” after five years on the road.

His departure is said to have come as a huge shock to the group, with Liam branding it the 'worst time' for the band but vowing: