Zayn Malik has showed off his new rugged look as he sported a full beard and moustache in a new Instagram post.
The musician, 32, has been rocking the more unkempt look in recent weeks, after previously showing off a closely-shaved appearance while on tour earlier this week.
Zayn also showcased his inked skin in a white vest, and accessorised with a black cap and colourful necklace.
The former One Direction star smouldered for the camera, and didn’t add a caption to the social media post.
It comes after Zayn’s daughter Khai, four, was credited with ‘saving him’ by his friends and motivating him to turn his life around.
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Zayn Malik has showed off his new rugged look as he sported a full beard and moustache in a new Instagram post
The musician, 32, has been rocking the more unkempt look in recent weeks, after previously showing off a closely-shaved appearance while on tour earlier this week
Zayn, welcomed his daughter with ex Gigi Hadid, in September 2020 before the pair called it quits on their romantic relationship for good in October the following year.
Since leaving One Direction in March 2015, Zayn has battled crippling anxiety, faced concerns about his drug use and hit the headlines after being filmed during a shirtless altercation in New York.
While last year saw him dealing with the tragic death of his former bandmate Liam Payne, leading him to postpone his debut solo tour – the first in a number of delays to the tour.
But last month, Zayn successfully completed his Stairway to the Sky shows, concluding in Mexico City with the words: ‘We got there’.
And now his daughter has been credited with helping him make the ‘incredible turnaround’, after fears that it could have ‘gone so differently’, according to The Sun .
A source told the publication: ‘Friends inside and outside of the music industry are incredibly proud of the man Zayn has become.
‘It could have all gone so differently – there have been genuine concerns for him over the years, but the storms he has weathered have given him strength and clarity.
‘Finishing the tour was a huge hurdle for him to overcome. It’s been an incredible turnaround. Fatherhood has been the making of him. Khai has absolutely saved him.’
The new snap comes as Zayn’s daughter Khai, four, was credited with ‘saving him’ by his friends and motivating him to turn his life around
Since leaving One Direction in March 2015, Zayn has battled crippling anxiety, faced concerns about his drug use and hit the headlines after being filmed during a shirtless altercation in New York
Last year, Zayn himself explained how fatherhood had changed him, admitting Khai unlocked a love in him he’d never had before.
Opening up about his daughter on The Zach Sang Show, he said: ‘I feel like my daughter brought that colour back in my life.
‘She just makes me happy. I have so much love in me that I didn’t have before she was born.
‘She laughs all day. She wants to do the silliest things and she gains so much excitement from it. She just has a whole fresh perspective on life that had somewhat become grey for me.’
He added: ‘She’s a force of nature. She’s given me maturity. She’s forced my sensibility to become this mature father for her, this good responsible role model that takes accountability for their actions and sticks to their work and proves that my word is bond.’
Zayn splits custody with supermodel Gigi, 30, who he began dating in 2015, before a brief split in 2018 and again in 2019, and then a final separation in 2021.
But last month, Zayn successfully completed his Stairway to the Sky shows, concluding in Mexico City with the words: ‘We got there’ (pictured on tour last year)
Their decision to finally call things off once and for all was reportedly caused by tension between Zayn and and Gigi’s mother, Yolanda Hadid .
Zayn was charged with four counts of harassment after he pleaded no contest to the charges after allegedly pushing Yolanda into a dresser and calling her a ‘f*****g Dutch s**t’ in September 2021.
Court documents revealed that he had to complete 360 days probation in addition to completing an anger management class.
However, the former couple seem to have put the drama behind them, with them now sharing an amicable co-parenting relationship.
