101 Facts About Zayn Malik✔️

Part 1

1. Zayn Malik was born on 12th January 1993 in St Luke's Hospital, Bradford. He's the second oldest member of One Direction behind Louis.

2. Zayn was brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Other famous Bradfordians include magician Dynamo, Kimberley Walsh from Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and Gareth Gates.

4. Zayn fancies the pants off Megan Fox and has a secret man crush on Justin Timberlake.

5. Zayn's favourite book is Harry Potter.

6. Zayn has a soft spot for intelligent girls.

7. Zayn can't swim and is scared of open water (also known as Aquaphobia). Despite this he likes sharks – especially hammerheads!

8. Zayn's favourite band of all time is *NSYNC.

9. Zayn's X Factor audition wasn't broadcast on the main show. When he had progressed further it was shown retrospectively on spinoff The Xtra Factor.

10. Malik in Arabic means 'king' or 'chieftain'.