Zayn has told NME that he has not seen any of his former One Direction bandmates for a year.

Speaking in the issue out on March 25, he said:

"I tried to have contact but nobody's reached out. So... whatever."

"I'm still probably the closest to Liam. We talk on the phone.

"He congratulated me on my single, which was nice. I congratulated him on his Brit Award."

He added: "It was a good chat. We haven't met up in a long time so we want to meet up."

He also revealed how he knew it was time to leave the band, he said:

"I don't know how I knew, but I just did. So I chatted with my cousin. Listened to a few songs. Just waited for my plane to come."

He also disclosed how he handled the fame, he said:

"You can be in the eye of it if you choose to be or you can let it overwhelm you.

"I've kept a bit of my sanity, I know how the media works. I think that's why it came across as being mysterious or detached.

I just didn't want to get caught up in something that wasn't real." 

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