Zayn Malik debuts dramatic new hairstyle following split from Gigi Hadid

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ZAYN MALIK

by Alex Ross |
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Break-ups are never easy, especially when you're one of the biggest celebrities in the world. But what better way to get over someone than to make yourself feel a million quid with a new hairstyle, eh?

Well, that's exactly what Zayn Malik has done following his recent split from model Gigi Hadid.

After posting a series of selfies looking a tad on the glum side last week, it seems Zayn is feeling in a more upbeat mood this week as he was pictured showing off his dramatic new blond hair.

Ditching his dark 'do, the former One Direction fella has joined the properly-platinum-blonde side; showing off his new style whilst out and about in America. And not only has he dyed his hair; he's also bleached his beard and moustache, too.

Some fans of the PILLOWTALK singer are LOVING his new look:

But it seems not everybody's a fan of platinum blonde Zayn:

Check out Zayn's ever changing hairstyles below:

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ZAYN hairstyles

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2010

Back in 2010 when ZAYN appeared on The X Factor, the singer had classic black hair in a simple style.

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2012

Two years later, ZAYN was still rocking his black hair but styled it into a quiff.

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2012

Later in 2012, ZAYN went even further with the blond bleach, leading to this epic look.

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2012

A few weeks later ZAYN experimented for the first time with bleach and coloured one streak of his fringe blond.

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2013

In 2013 ZAYN rocked shorter black hair, accompanied with facial stubble.

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2013

Later on in the year of 2013, ZAYN showed off a more grown up look with a thicker looking beard and dark locks.

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2014

After letting his hair grow for the past year, ZAYN channeled his inner Justin Bieber with this hairstyle. Pictured here with his bandmate Louis Tomlinson.

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2014

In the same month, ZAYN tidied up his longer locks and looked smart in November 2014.

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2014

When One Direction attended the American Music Awards in December 2014, ZAYN showed off his brand new style.

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2014

In the same month, ZAYN showed off yet another new hairstyle when he attended the NRJ Music Awards with this slicked back look.

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2015

Pictured here with his mum, ZAYN changed his hairstyle dramatically in 2015 when he got a short buzz cut.

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2015

Following on from his buzz cut, ZAYN decided to dye his short hair GREEN! ZAYN's ex-fiancé Perrie Edwards debuted the look on her Instagram page with this photo.

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2015

It seems ZAYN wasn't a fan of his green hair as just a few weeks later he showed off his white blond buzz cut. Taking to Twitter ZAYN wrote, 'White hair'.

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2015

With his hair growing slightly, ZAYN attended the Paris Fashion Week looking very handsome with his shorter looking hair.

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2016

When the pink dye washed out, ZAYN was left with this light pink hair do.

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2016

ZAYN debuted his bright pink quiff on Valentines Day in 2016. Aww!

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2016

To celebrate the release of his debut solo track 'Pillowtalk' in 2016, ZAYN appeared in the music video rocking blond hair with his girlfriend Gigi Hadid.

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2016

Come May and ZAYN had yet again shaved off his longer locks. The singer showed off his new cut when he appeared on the red carpet with Gigi at the Met Gala.

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2016

In September 2017, ZAYN appeared at New York Fashion Week showing off a look we've never seen before! With dark hair and thick dark beard, fans loved the new look.

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2016

By mid 2016, ZAYN's hair was slowly growing back, showing off this look on the red carpet.

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2017

When 2017 landed, ZAYN showed off yet another new look! Gone was his dark beard, the singer instead opted for a clean shaven look with medium length hair.

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2017

ZAYN returned to the blond side later in 2017 when he showed off a brand new bleach blond buzz cut.

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2017

ZAYN's latest look totally shocked fans! The 'Dusk Till Dawn' singer shaved off ALL of his hair in August and later admitted he had to as the bleach had ruined it.

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2017

After his dramatic skinhead, ZAYN debuted this look in September 2017.

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2018

Following his break-up with Gigi Hadid, Zayn debuted this very blond hair and beard combination!

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2018

In June 2018 Zayn dyed his hair lavender and fans thought it meant there was romance in the air between him and Gigi Hadid.

Although it hasn't yet been confirmed, Zayn is reportedly on set in the new snaps as he films a brand new music video.

Meanwhile, it was only last week he confirmed he'd split from his girlfriend of two years, Gigi Hadid. After rumours were flying around about the pair, both Zayn and Gigi made the decision to release statements confirming the news.

Zayn wrote, 'Gigi and I had an incredibly meaningful, loving and fun relationship and I have a huge amount of respect and adoration for Gigi as a woman and a friend. She has such an incredible soul. I'm grateful to all our fans for respecting this difficult decision and our privacy at this time, we wish this news could have come from us first. We love you all xZ.'[sic]

Gigi then added, 'Breakup statements often seem impersonal because there is really no way to put into words what two people experience together over a few years, not only in the relationship, but in life in general. I'm forever grateful for the love, time, and life lessons that Z and I shared. I want nothing but the best for him and will continue to support him as a friend that I have immense respect and love for. As for the future whatever's meant to be will always be. xG.' [sic]

We hope they can work things out!

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