Zayn Malik reaches out to One Direction for the FIRST time since leaving the band

He publicly thanked Liam Payne for five years of 1D

One Direction

by Emmeline Saunders |
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Zayn Malik has taken time out of his busy schedule of calling Naughty Boy a "fat joke" and being a "normal 22-year-old" boy to reach out to one of his old One Direction bandmates.

Zayn CLEARLY still follows the goings-on of his former singing buddies because he replied to Liam Payne's tweet thanking the band for the last five years WITHOUT BEING @ED INTO IT. Liam posted:

And just one hour later, Zayn replied:

N'aww. Zayn's also been spreading seeds of speculation that he's going to be collaborating with MYKL after, well, posting a picture of a mixing deck that had both their names on it. He also tweeted directly at MYKL, saying:

But what about his burgeoning career with Naughty Boy – was it just a dream? Poor old Naughty's still a bit hung up on it:

#Pray4Naughty.

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