You thought you were having a hard time dealing with Zayn Malik's split form One Direction, well Justin Bieber has been screaming out in the streets. Kind of. The pop star revealed that the departed boy band star was his favourite 1D hunk and is clearly going through the motions with the rest of us.
TMZ ambushed the singer at Bar 20 at the Grafton Hotel WeHo on Thursday night just hours after the news, which made Directioners literally shut down, broke earlier that afternoon. And surprisingly, Justin was pretty candid when it came to his undying love for Zayno.
When asked about One Direction losing their sulkiest member, he replied: “I don't know man. Thats sucks though. How many members is that now? Four?” Like he didn't know.
Justin Bieber reacts to Zayn Malik leaving one Direction (WENN)
Surrounded by a legion of Beliebers, who were all clearly totally unfased by the news One Direction are officially a member down, Justin then burst out with: “Zayn's gone? Noooooo! That was my favourite Directioner!” We're detecting some slight sarcasm there but still, who'd have thought it?
One Dirtection and Justin Bieber haven't exaclty seen eye-to-eye.
Band mate Liam recently responded to a Belieber who tweeted Payne directly about the Biebs being more successful than One Direction. He retorted: “How many times have I been arrested?” Buuuuurn!
Perhaps the pair can hookup for a cheeky collab? Despite telling fans that he left to live “a normal life” Zayn has already headed straight for the music studio, confirming to The Sun that he'll be embarking on a not-so normal solo career after all.
He told the paper that he hadn't been happy in the band for a while now, adding in the words of fellow boy band walker Bryan McFadden, it just wasn't “real to me”.
Zayn made his decision to quit in a public statement on Wednesday, which read: “My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. But, after five years, I feel it is the right time for me to leave. I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart.
"I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world.”
