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Zayn Malik Considering Quitting One Direction
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Record label management fear that One Direction star Zayn Malik is on the brink of walking away from the band.
Shell shocked Malik has been “in a haze” for the past few days, according to a well-placed source — amid concerns about how he is coping with fame.
Malik, 20, was “rocked to his core” when ex Australian stripper Courtney Webb went public with claims they’d slept together behind the back of his girlfriend, Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards
But a band insider tells Celebuzz that Malik was already becoming disillusioned and detached about his life in the limelight with One Direction.
The hunk, who comes from West Yorkshire, England, has found it difficult spending so long away from his close knit family, the insider added
Even their record label chief Simon Cowell has stepped in promising he will not overwork Malik or his bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan. Cowell has even offered Malik extra time off
“He feels that the last six months have been his toughest yet in the band,” the insider tells us.
“Even before the cheating scandal, Zayn was steering clear of nights out with his bandmates and sometimes would skip media events. He has been quite low at several points when being away for key family celebrations. But his pals have cheered him up. People forget he is the shyest member
“Every step 1D makes is scrutinized and judged by the public and media. Their reputation as role models to teens is also weighing heavy on his shoulders as it is not natural for him to be bright, bubbly and smiley twenty-four seven.
The insider adds that Malik feels he’s ruined the band’s image after news of his alleged dalliance broke.
“Zayn feels that being caught out with Courtney has made the band look bad, and is still worried about how bosses will react in the long run.
“Simon made it clear that everyone makes mistakes and the key is to resolve problems and move on with what they do best.”
The source continues, “Zayn suspected almost immediately that he had been duped by Courtney and warned Perrie about the possibility of a kiss-and-tell story emerging — that was before the media even found out.
“It really sent him into a tail spin. He had a mixture of emotions — guilt for his cheating, anger for being led astray by the girl, shame for the world finding out, upset at how his bandmates and management would react and doubt about whether he would still have a place in the band.
“When something like that happens it rocks the mind of such a young star. Zayn just seemed lost for several days. But with the authority of Simon, he was given time off from band commitments and rehearsals to explain his situation to Perrie.
“No one in the management wants Zayn to leave or even consider quitting, with days to go before their biggest tour ever. He is a lovely, caring and funny chap — but there is no doubt fame has changed his outlook.”
And that outlook isn’t too pretty for Directioners. According to our insider, members of Malik’s family feel it’s time for him to step away from the spotlight
In 2012, Malik admitted he had struggled the most of all the 1D members with their global fame.
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Read more at http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-02-06/z...der-exclusive/
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