Did Zayn Malik Leave One Direction To Save Face With Perrie Edwards?


Zayn Malik announced in March that he was leaving One Direction so he could live his life like “a normal 22 year old.” Now it looks like he’s embarking on a solo career. According to Liam Payne, the real reason why Zayn left the boy band was to fix his failing relationship with fiancée Perrie Edwards.

In a recent interview with the U.K.’s Capital Breakfast Show, Payne confirmed the real reason for Malik’s split. It had to do with Perrie Edwards.

“It’s like any other job, really — sometimes you have to move on because you’re not enjoying what you’re doing as much. He wanted to spend time with his family and his missus. That’s cool with us.”

Liam finally confirmed what has been on Directioners’ minds for the past few months. Some of the fandom blamed Perrie for Zayn’s sudden departure. Some have compared her to Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, who was rumored to be the reason for The Beatles’ breakup.

Payne and co. is not the only one who believes that. U.K. X-Factor judge Louis Walsh shared his thoughts in his interview with Ireland’s RTE Radio One. He also believes that Edwards could have convinced Malik to leave the band.

“What I found in the past is as things get on, and as they get girlfriends, the girlfriends are whispering things in their ears and saying like, ‘You should be the solo star.’ ‘You should be the lead singer’. That’s usually the problem.”

There’s no bad blood between the guys, according to Liam. In fact, the remaining guys of One Direction miss Zayn and wish him well.

“We’re just going to carry on doing what we’re doing. We wish him [Zayn] all the best with whatever he goes into and stuff. We’ll just have to see what happen.”

So did Malik really split from the band to marry Edwards? That’s not true, according to his sister, Doniya Malik. She’s been spilling more details about Malik and Edwards’ rumored wedding.

“I haven’t actually had any wedding talks with them yet. I’d say there’s a couple of years left until that. We haven’t really spoken about it.”

Neither Malik nor Edwards has commented about Payne’s recent comments. The two also haven’t commented about the rumors surrounding their wedding and engagement. It’s been previously rumored that Malik and Edwards were headed for splitsville. It didn’t help the rumors when Edwards was recently spotted without her engagement ring.

“Zerrie” fans can sigh a breathe a sigh of relief. As previously reported via the Inquisitr, Perrie confirmed that her engagement ring was missing because it was “getting cleaned.”

Hopefully all is well with Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards. Malik and Edwards have been engaged since 2013. The crooner left One Direction after cheating allegations during the Thailand leg of their world tour. Despite the reports, it seems like Malik and Edwards are in no rush to get married.

What are your thoughts? Do you think Zayn’s fiancée was the real reason that he left the boy band?

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