A Pakistani man who doesn't spew nonsense? Impossible.”
The internet is blaming Zayn Malik’s Pakistani genetics for his recent comments about his relationship with Gigi Hadid, reigniting an intense online debate.
The former One Direction singer appeared on Alex Cooper’s podcast and reflected candidly on his long, highly publicised relationship.
During the discussion, Malik addressed comments he had made two years earlier and admitted uncertainty about whether what he felt qualified as love.
When asked whether he still stood by his earlier statement, Malik said: “I don’t feel like it was love.”
He added: “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.”
The pair dated for nearly six years, welcomed a daughter together, and navigated constant media attention before their eventual split.
Malik’s comments quickly went viral, with social media users dissecting his words, tone, timing, and perceived emotional detachment.
Many questioned how a relationship involving cohabitation, parenthood, and long-term commitment could be retrospectively framed as uncertain.
One user wrote bluntly: “Relationships with men are a humiliation ritual.”
Others turned the conversation toward identity, critically linking Malik’s remarks to his Pakistani heritage.
One user posted ominously: “British Pakistani men…”
Another quipped: “You take the man out of Pakistan, not the Pakistan out of the man.”
One tweet read: “A Pakistani man who doesn’t spew nonsense? Impossible.”
Not everyone accepted the ethnic framing, with one user questioning:
“Why do people attribute what he said to his Pakistani genetics and not his British ones?”
Several commenters focused squarely on Hadid’s position, highlighting the emotional weight of hearing such reflections years later.
One wrote: “Imagine being in a relationship and having a kid together just for him to say that he was never in love with you.”
Another added starkly: “Men are just evil.”
Others pointed out that Malik’s experiences in the relationship were often overlooked in public discourse.
One argued: “I think everybody is forgetting how he was treated in that relationship.”
A separate thread of commentary scrutinised Hadid’s family dynamics, suggesting that external involvement had strained the relationship irreparably.
One post read: “She let her mother into her sacred marriage… that doesn’t end well!!”
As the debate continues, Zayn Malik’s remarks underline how celebrity honesty can quickly spiral into critique.
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