The new One Direction tour montage makes Zayn Malik leaving the boy band official. He’s been cut out of the introductory video, leaving just Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Liam Payne as its stars.
Malik broke fans’ hearts last week when he announced he was leaving the band after five years. He left the tour a week earlier citing stress as the reason.
According to The Independent, Saturday night’s concert in Johannesburg, South Africa was the first to feature an introductory video without Malik.
The other members of the band were still dealing with Malik’s departure, with Styles reportedly telling the crowd, “You have no idea how much we love you right now.”
Horan and Tomlinson took over the solo parts Malik usually sings.
Malik will continue to record music but he will carry on as a solo act and release music through Simon Cowell’s Syco record label.
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