Was Zayn Malik ‘banned’ from following Perrie Edwards on tour? Ex-1D star’s rep says claims are “complete nonsense”

UPDATE: Zayn Malik's rep has claimed the story is "complete nonsense".

"This story is complete nonsense and entirely fabricated by a newspaper on an Easter Monday," his spokesman told heat.

"And furthermore Little Mix haven’t even announced a tour for this year anyway."

Earlier today, the Mirror claimed Simon Cowell and other record label bosses had banned Zayn from following Perrie Edwards around on tour because he’s too much of a distraction for her.

According to the newspaper, ex-One Direction star Zayn, 22, won’t be allowed to join Little Mix on tour in case it impacts on Perrie’s performance.

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A source told the newspaper that the “law has been laid down” to Zayn: that he’s not to follow Perrie around “like a puppy dog” – especially as Little Mix will be touring a new album and promoting themselves to new fans this year.

“Senior figures are worried that with Zayn being so lost and confused after his One Direction split, he will just want to hang out with Perrie to make him happy,” the insider continued.

“One aspect is that he is desperate to show her that their is relationship and real and things are back on track despite accusations he cheated on her while in Thailand.”

Perrie, 21, has already faced scrutiny for Zayn’s behaviour during his last few days in the band – particularly her reaction to those pictures of him holding a blonde woman in Thailand.

But the pair made sure they posted loads of pictures on their respective Instagrams last week during a holiday in Italy with Zayn’s family – and Perrie was spotted still wearing her engagement ring.

Zayn has yet to break his silence on his and Perrie’s relationship since his last tweet as a 1D star.