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Perrie Edwards has reportedly split with Zayn Malik .
The Little Mix singer appeared to confirm a barrage of tabloid reports claiming she had split from Malik following an interview with E!, where Edwards was ambushed with a question about how she was feeling after the break-up. She replied, “I’m good”, before her bandmates interjected and told their interviewer that they did not want to answer questions about the reported split.
In pictures: Zayn MalikShow all 15 1 /15In pictures: Zayn Malik In pictures: Zayn Malik 2010 Zayn performed Mario's 'Let Me Love You' in his audition in front of the X Factor judges
In pictures: Zayn Malik 2010 December 2010: Zayn (second right) and his bandmates ahead of the X Factor final
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2011 Zayn performing in Germany on tour with the band's first album, 'Up All Night'
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2011 Zayn Malik made it his New Year's resolution to quit smoking to improve his voice after being criticised by One Direction's management team
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2012 February 2012: One Direction pick up the British Single award for their song featuring Rizzle Kicks 'What Makes You Beautiful', at the Brits
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2012 The band perform on NBC's 'Today' show as they look to crack America
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2013 Zayn getting inked in Weymouth. The singer likes "getting tattoos and loves the whole culture behind them"
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2013 August 2013: Zayn gets engaged to Perrie Edwards, a singer with the group Little Mix
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2013 Zayn signing promotional material at Alexandra Palace following the release of One Direction's book 'Where We Are'
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2013 Zayn Malik and Harry Styles from One Direction attend the 'One Direction This Is Us' world premiere at the Empire Leicester Square
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2014 February 2014: One Direction win for British Video and Global Success at the Brit awards
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2014 May 2014: a video of Zayn Malik and his fellow bandmate Louis Tomlinson smoking a “suspicious-looking cigarette” was leaked online
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2015 19 March 2015: Zayn and bandmate Louis Tomlinson are told to post bonds of $5,000 each before they are allowed to take to the stage for a scheduled One Direction performance in Manila
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2015 20 March 2015: Zayn flies home from One Direction's World Tour due to stress
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In pictures: Zayn Malik 2015 25 March 2015: Zayn becomes the first member to leave One Direction. 'I have to do what feels right in my heart,' he says
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Malik and Edwards met on the X-Factor and went on to forge successful careers in their bands One Direction and Little Mix. They became engaged in 2013 and were hit by speculation that Malik had been unfaithful in Thailand, a furore that culminated in Malik leaving his band to be “normal 22-year-old”.
The break-up comes a week after Malik signed a solo deal with RCA records , telling his fans he could now make "real music" and show them who he "really is".
This article was amended to remove references to unverified tweets
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