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  • Gigi Hadid supports Zayn’s return to music

    Gigi Hadid supports Zayn’s return to music

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    Supermodel, Gigi Hadid, has demonstrated her affection for her ex-partner Zayn Malik, with whom she has a 2-year-old daughter Khai.

    She expressed her support by liking an Instagram photo of Zayn sitting in
    front of a piano.

    In the snapshot from July 24, the One Direction alum is shirtless, facing
    away from the camera, revealing an extensive building tattoo down his spine.

    This led fans to speculate if Zayn’s “Love Like This,” his first
    solo track in two years released on July 21, hinted at more music to come, with
    some playfully demanding a full album.

    Before the song’s release, Zayn thanked his fans on Instagram with a
    heartwarming message, expressing his happiness and gratitude, emphasizing that
    their support makes everything possible.

    Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik

    Apart from focusing on his music, Zayn has been opening up to the public
    after maintaining a low profile for a couple of years.

    He recently made a rare appearance on the podcast Call Her Daddy, marking
    his first interview in six years.

    Zayn discussed feeling overexposed during his
    time with One Direction, explaining why he avoided interviews.

    However, the arrival of his daughter Khai inspired him to change this
    approach, as he wants to set a positive example for her.

    Gigi Hadid, Zayne Malik

    Zayn praised the dynamic between him and Gigi Hadid, his ex-partner and
    co-parent, describing their co-parenting relationship as “really
    good.”

    “I feel like we were so overexposed in the band,” Zayn, who left One Direction in 2015, said on the podcast. “That’s why I took the time that I have to, like, not even necessarily do interviews.”

    He expressed his deep involvement in his daughter’s life, stating that he
    cherishes every opportunity to be actively involved in her upbringing and would
    love to have even more time with her.

     

  • Former One Direction member Zayn Malik writes to the Prime Minister about free school meals

    Zayn Malik has asked Prime Minister  to “give all children living in poverty” a free school meal.

    In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the ex-One Direction member admits that as a child in Bradford, he relied on free school lunches.

    Children are stealing food from canteens “because they are so hungry but can’t afford to buy lunch,” he writes.

    He is supporting a Food Foundation campaign to make free school meals available to all children in Universal Credit households.

    The charity estimates 800,000 children in England live in poverty but do not qualify for free school meals.

    Although Malik, now known simply as Zayn, is not an ambassador for the charity, he said he felt compelled to write to the prime minister and to share his own experiences.

    He wrote: “These children are suffering from lack of concentration, some even resorting to stealing food from school canteens because they are so hungry but can’t afford to buy lunch.

    “They are also feeling shame which is directly impacting their physical and mental health.

    “I know what that shame feels like, I have seen it first-hand, as growing up in Bradford, I relied on free school meals.”

     

    He is the latest famous name to support wider access to free school meals, joining England football star Marcus Rashford and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

    Oliver has previously said he believed investing in free school meals for children would help the economy.

    He said: “The reality is, if you speak to the best minds in economics, in the country, in the world, they will tell you that if you output healthier kids, you’re going to have a more productive, more profitable country.”

    Teaching organisations claiming to represent a million teaching staff, governors and school trustees across the UK have also backed the campaign.

    They warned not expanding eligibility to all Universal Credit households “would undermine all the great efforts of the education workforce to tackle inequalities”.

    Zayn hopes his letter convinces the government to include a free school meal for all children living in poverty as part of the Autumn statement on 17 November.

    The government has previously said it has already expanded access to free school meals more than any other in recent decades.

    It has warned that the Feed the Future campaign has under-estimated the cost of expanding the scheme.

    The government has said that, during term time, the government “provides more than 1.6 million free school meals, providing pupils from the lowest-income families with a free, nutritious lunchtime meal”.

    Who is eligible for free school meals in England?

    About 1.9 million children in England are eligible for free school meals, the government says, 22.5% of all pupils.

    All infant-school pupils are eligible but children in Year 3 and above must live in a household receiving income-related benefits, with an annual income – after tax and not including welfare payments – no higher than £7,400.

    About 40% of people who claim universal credit already have jobs and may earn above this threshold.

    In Northern Ireland, the threshold is £14,000.

    Scotland and Wales have recently committed to offering free school meals to all primary pupils.