Hottie of the week: Zayn Malik
Zayn is the sweet, talented boy you want to bump into on your first day of college.
Status: Committed to Perrie Edwards
Born: Bradford, England
Birthday: January 12, 1993
Who is he?
Nineteen-year-old, Zayn Javvad Malik is one of the members of the four-piece band One Direction. This half-Brit, half Pakistani bloke got his first break in the seventh season of “The X Factor”. He bagged the respect of all three judges — Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh — with his performance on “Let Me Love You” by Mario.
Why he is droolworthy
He is the sweet, talented boy you want to bump into on your first day of college. He has the potential to be that frat boy with a heart who every chick wants to go to the prom with.
But Zayn is not just eye candy and wins extra brownie points for showing off his love of reading on Twtitter.
He credits his girlfriend Perrie for building his confidence. Zayn says, “Yes, I’m a big believer in the motto, ‘Behind every great man there’s a great woman’. And she’s great.” That is the most endearing admission of a woman’s influence we have heard in a long time.
What you didn’t know about him
He got nervous at his auditions for “The X Factor” and decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. Simon Cowell noticed Zayn’s absence, went backstage and convinced him to return. We can’t be more proud of this goodlooking desi-gora mix for impressing music mogul Simon. Everytime he sings “You Know You’re Beautiful” we believe it!
Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, December 2nd, 2012.