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Zayn on growing facial hair while in 1D: 'They didn't like that I looked old'

Zayn Malik says he was banned from growing a beard while in One Direction because it made him look older.

The singer told Paper magazine that the group's management wanted the band's singers to appear young.

The Brit quit One Direction in spring last year and subsequently experimented with facial hair.

Malik said: "Facial hair was a weird thing. I think it's 'cause I just looked old. And they didn't like that. [And] I always wanted a beard!

"I think every dude does when they're young. Seeing Al Pacino in Carlito's Way - I needed the goatee after that. I was like, 'I wanna be Al Pacino'.

"I've always been obsessed with that, and I had to shave it off. I used to get a bit sad."

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