Zayn Malik shares rare glimpse into his romance with ex Perrie Edwards

As for rumors that he cheated on his ex-fiancée or ended their relationship via text message, Zayn previously shut down the speculation.

“I have more respect for Perrie than ending anything via text message,” he said. Molten in a November 2015 profile, shortly before his relationship with Gigi became public. “I love her very much, and I always will, and I would never end our four-year relationship like that. She knows it, I know it, and the public should know it too. I don’t want to explain why. or what I did, I just want the public to know that I didn’t do that.”

However, Perrie, who now shares a 2-year-old son Axel with partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain— didn’t share her memories, as she later reflected on the breakup and doubled down on her claims that her ex ended things over the phone.

“It was horrible, the worst time of my life,” Perrie wrote in her girl group’s 2017 book. Our world. “A four-year relationship, a two-year engagement ended with a simple text message. Just like that.”

And even though their relationship ended on rocky terms, Zayn and Perrie, who won The X factor in 2011 alongside bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and former member Jessy Nelson– made it through the darkness.

Like Zayn said Nylon“I’m really content and happy to be single for the first time in my life.”

While Zayn and Perrie spread their wings and moved away from each other almost 10 years ago, read on for more iconic singing duos.