Singer Robbie Williams has offered some supportive words to Zayn Malik, who has previously opened up about his struggles with anxiety and ended up pulling out of some live commitments earlier this year. 

During an interview with Kelly Pegg at Key 103 Christmas Live, the 'Rudebox' hitmaker explained that he would just advise the young solo star to be bold and brave in his actions: "To young Zayn, well he's kind of been pulling out of promo and stuff. And I know that he suffers with anxiety."

"And I think that, the one bit of advice, I know it's a bit therapy speak but I think that people sort of assume that one day you're gonna find your confidence and you will step into that confidence and it will find you. It doesn't come but what you can be is brave. So, I would say to Zayn, just be brave mate. Just be brave. You might never be confident but you can be brave... Even if you're scared just do it anyway."

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