He missed his sister's Yorkshire wedding at the weekend, instead staying at home in New York with his girlfriend and their newborn daughter.
And while he's expressed his joy at welcoming his first child with model Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik looked rather downcast as he made his first public outing since the September birth on Tuesday.
The singer was seen walking between buildings on a New York street, masked up and wearing a yellow jacket to protect him from the cold.
The 27-year-old wore his bleached blond hair shaved at the sides and longer on top, while he kept his outfit casual in jeans and a T-shirt.
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