Singer Zayn Malik has reignited debate over his past relationship with Gigi Hadid, sending the internet into a frenzy.

 

Appearing on Alex Cooper’s podcast, Malik, who dated Hadid for six years and has a daughter with her, said he is unsure he ever loved her.

 

“I don’t feel like it was love,” Malik said when asked if he still stood by a comment he made two years ago.

 

“I will always love G, because she’s the reason my child is on this Earth, and I have the utmost respect for her. I will always love her, but I don’t know if I was ever IN love with her.”

 

Malik’s remarks immediately drew reactions online, with users questioning the nature of his past relationship.

 

Many highlighted the public and personal stakes of his statement as one user wrote, “Relationships with men are a humiliation ritual.”

 

Another said, “Imagine being in a relationship and having a kid together just for him to say that he was never in love with you. Men are just evil.”

 

The timing of Malik’s reflection also came under scrutiny. Six years together, a pregnancy and a high-profile breakup were now being reframed as uncertainty over love.

 

“I’m intrigued by how having a baby daddy sucks regardless of your socioeconomic status,” said one, noting that Hadid’s high profile did not protect her from public scrutiny.

 

Another said, “I think everybody is forgetting how he was treated in that relationship.”

 

Some users focused on Hadid’s personal choices during the relationship. “She let her mother into her sacred marriage… that doesn't end well!! When you get married and have a child, you are now a family. She should have never let anyone into her marriage. Period,” one post read.

 

Malik’s comments also drew attention from the Pakistani community online, who quickly joined the conversation.

 

Many users linked his reflections to cultural expectations and identity, noting how aspects of his background might shape public perception.

 

“British Pakistani men…” one post began, while another added, “You take the man out of Pakistan not Pakistan out the man.” A third wrote, “Pakistani mard ho aur bakwas na karay aisa ho hi nai sakta.”

 

Another user questioned, “Why do you attribute what he said to his Pakistani genetics and not his British ones? He’s 50% European.”