Rebecca Ferguson confirms relationship w/ Zayn of 1Direction
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They've kept their relationship under wraps for as long as possible amid rumours that X Factor bosses thought it would jeopardise their careers. But X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson, 24, has finally come clean about her relationship with teen One Direction star Zayn Malik. The mother-of-two admits: 'We're really in love... I want people to know that I'm happy, he's happy and we're in a loving, caring relationship.'
The softly-spoken Liverpudlian won over the nation during last year's series but after her affair with the 18-year-old singer went public earlier this year she was painted as a man-eater. But an angry Rebecca has hit back, saying: 'There's only six years difference. 'I mean, Madonna does it and she gets a round of applause. It's like "Go on Madge!",' she told the News Of The World.
'I'm going to be really honest... he was after me for months.' She told the paper: 'I was like "No, you're too young." But he really wooed me and it was a long, long struggle before anything happened. Of the 'cougar' backlash, The singer says, 'I think it could be because I have children. And I think it's really sexist. 'Because I'm a woman with children I'm not allowed to be happy?'