During the height of One Direction’s fame, Zayn Malik proposed to Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards. They were, for a time, the Britney and Justin of the millennial tweeners. They were everything good and right with the world. They were pop music’s golden couple. Alright, maybe I’m going overboard, but a lot of young kids really did love them together. Then in 2015, as Zayn was considering dropping out of 1D, he got caught cheating on Perrie. Then suddenly their engagement was over and they were completely done. The first stories about their split involved Zayn dumping his fiancée via text. Months later, Zayn denied it. But now Little Mix has a new book and Perrie describes being dumped by text. Ouch.
Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards are playing a game of “he said, she said.” Malik ended his engagement to the Little Mix singer in August 2015 and began dating model Gigi Hadid two months later. In November of that year, the “Like I Would” singer addressed reports that he’d broken up with Edwards via text. “If you could word it exactly this way, I’d be very appreciative. I have more respect for Perrie than to end anything over text message. I love her a lot, and I always will, and I would never end our relationship over four years like that. She knows that, I know that, and the public should know that as well. I don’t want to explain why or what I did,” the solo artist told Fader magazine. “I just want the public to know I didn’t do that.”
Edwards is apparently telling a different tale in Little Mix’s book Our World, out Thursday. An excerpt leaked on Twitter Sunday and inspired a trending topic: #PerrieExposedZaynParty.
In the passage, Edwards wrote, “I’m single at the moment and in a really good place. I feel like I’m stronger and happier than I’ve been in a long time. I’ve bought a house and it’s like I’ve found my independence after going through a really rough time.” Describing the end of her relationship with Malik, the 23-year-old British pop star wrote, “It was horrible, the worst time of my life. A four-year relationship, two-year engagement ended by a simple text message. Just like that. Even though things my career were going really well, it was incredibly difficult for me.”
Yeah. I’ve been ghosted and I’ve done the ghosting. I’ve had to let guys down easy, face-to-face, and I’ve been part of those awkward conversations when you realize you’re being dumped. It always sucks, but I appreciate it when someone is mature enough to handle everything face-to-face. Being dumped by text is just such a cop-out, but what makes it worse – in my mind – is that she was his fiancée!! You don’t break an engagement with someone BY TEXT! It’s bad to dump someone you’re merely dating by text, but when you’re actually engaged? No. I’m sure Zayn’s defenders will say that he’s just so sensitive, he didn’t want to have a panic attack or cry or whatever. Nope. When you’re engaged, you owe someone a face-to-face conversation, however awkward and horrible that may be.
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They were very very serious, so he should have done it in person, but in general, I’d prefer to get dumped by text message. Or anyway that isn’t face to face. That way you get to cry or yell or be emotional, and I’m not doing that in front of someone who just dumped me.
Same. I actually consider it rather cruel to do it to my face. It’s already humiliating, then you want me to process it in your presence? By text, we can both be careful how we use our words and hopefully remain civil in the future.
Also, I have never had a breakup that stunned either of us. You know when it’s not going well or the other party is disconnected. I hate when people like Perrie try to act like he had just whispered sweet nothings in her eye and then two minutes later sent a breakup msg
For something not too serious I agree. I find it annoying to get ready go meet someone to just get dumped. Let me stay pantsless with no makeup. Save us both some time and just text me – it’s usually pretty obvious it’s coming anyway.
Same with me. I’d rather have the privacy of processing the news by myself (or wherever), rather than have to deal with the person in front of me, teary goodbyes, hugs, or whatever.
Not to nitpick the lives of two people I know little more about than what I just read, but it could be that the text she mentions was someone telling her he was cheating.
^^thats what I thought, too
total dick move breaking up with someone via text – but Perrie has reeeeeeally capitalized on her relationship with Zayn, which is kind of a shitty thing to do considering his well documented anxiety about fame. I mean, I don’t think I have ever heard/read anything about Perrie that isn’t in the context of her relationship with Zayn. I feel kinda crummy defending him, given his behaviour, but I’m a bit put off by her STILL talking about this. Why, a year later, is she still on about this, when she is supposedly over it and in a much better place? Is it because without Zayn’s name thrown she wouldn’t get half the coverage she does once his name comes up? I mean, if she wants to talk, talk about how he was supporting her and her family (why did he buy her mum a house, when she herself had a record out?).
And now I’m mortified that I’ve written such a long post about two tween morons. Dog help me.
Little Mixes new song, which apparently sounds like some other band’s song, is all about him. Or at least Buzzfeed says so, I don’t listen to neither Little Mix nor Zayn.
That’s the crazy UK tabloids. Shout Out To My Ex sounds nothing like Ugly Heart.
To be fair, Perrie has not spoken a word about Zayn since their breakup. That doesn’t stop tabloids from writing stories, but even through her press tour last year, she never spoke about him once. Zayn wrote about her for his first album, and has repeatedly brought up one direction to get sales, so why can’t she? It’s fair game. Yes, it’s been a year but she didn’t write the book yesterday, it takes time to publish this stuff, so the time doesn’t mean much.
Speculation is they key. If tabloids had to rely only on what celebrities really say, there would be a lot more of unemployed people around the world
And Zayn didn’t capitalize on it? When he was found cheating, multiple times, he couldn’t wait to run to the tabs to tell them how he’s remorseful by declaring his love for her and buying her a house, the photo ops etc. If he only cared about their relationship and not their image, he wouldn’t have done that.
And maybe you could argue his label was behind these things but Perrie wasn’t that liked by 1D fans + Zayn didn’t have to stay with her. Being single is better if you’re in a boyband as the fans can project their fantasy onto the boys. Zayn as an individual now has no qualms about using his love life to make a buck (see his photoshoot with Gigi, the music video etc).
Little Mix is not that big of a band and Perrie has every right to use him to make coins, she put up enough with his bullshit throughout the years only to be dumped by text. She should’ve done this earlier imo but better late than never!
Actually Little Mix is pretty huge, I don’t know the exact numbers but apparently they’re the best-selling girl band at the moment.
Huge for the UK but internationally? They’re not like the Spice Girls, they don’t have that worldwide fame, first name recognition and constant n°1 hits. I know them because I’m in the UK so I hear their songs quite often + reading English tabloids. Sure, they are not a small band, they do have some recognition I agree but not in a way that is iconic and they have been going at it for half a decade now.
This is actually the first time she’s said a word about him at all since they broke up. And personally he deserves the dragging he gets. He dumped his band via fb and his fiancée via text…that says it all really. But zayn is allowed to cry and whine about 1D not talking to him and all about Perrie and they can’t do the same? No thanks.
And using your argument Zayn really Capitalized off his relationship with Perrie and 1D. So if he can do it she should be able too
Don’t forget the poor poor boy has anxiety about fame! How awful of 1D and Perrie to put him out there like that!
I don’t know they are young but a text is just bad form, you can give the other person the decency of face to face especially after 4 years. I don’t listen to either of them but she is a really pretty girl.
It seems that Zayn is in the habit of getting involved in high profile kind of relationships where people are in love with the couple he is a part of. Him and Gigi are also a very hot, popular couple.
He also seems to be in the habit of lying.
I didn’t even know they were together till last year.
Meh. I’m sure she’s broken her fair share of hearts. That’s life.
Lol @CLARE you’re right !
I’ll admit, in my early twenties I was dating alot and I have never dumped someone face to face. I just can’t handle it. And I ve been dumped only one time : we went out for dinner then he gave me a gold necklace as a gift we kissed he went home and sent me The text. Looking back it makes me laugh 😀
It might be hurtful at first but then the guy moves on you move and life continues. In Perrie’s case she’s using this for free publicity.
Also what is she writing a book for ? The girl is 24 !
I’ve had their new song stuck in my head all day. Guilty pleasure. I don’t like how when guys write about their exes it gets explained away as ‘artistic inspiration’ but women get accused of ‘publicity seeking’. Little Mix are huge in the UK, Zayn or no Zayn.
Theres no feminist angle here.She or little mix didn’t write that song. A group of professional (male) songwriters did – eye roll. They clearly wrote it that way just so gossip blogs would connect it to Zayn and it would get attention. Its a cynical sales ploy. Little mix have always used 1D and Zayn to get attention.
I love the song. I’ve been bopping to it since I saw the performance on The X-Factor Sunday night.
While I will always take Perrie over Gigi even if it’s not a contest ( Gigi is a pretty girl but got where she is because of her family connections while Perrie is a great singer and worked her way up through her talent and no connection) she and her group have undoubtedly benefited from Zayn’s fame.
Dating one of the 1D boys gave Perrie and her group a huge boost and lots of attention, positive or negative it doesn’t matter, people are still speaking about this months after the split.
I only know about Zayn through my daughter, and he’s never impressed me at all. I was actually thankful that he had split by the time they went on tour. I managed to get us floor seats and it was a good show. It seems pretty obvious that Zayn traded up to a more famous GF. Everything about him screams douchey frat bro wannabe.
Hard to know who to believe. Why assume she’s telling the truth and not him? Saying it now 18 months after the event, just when they are promoting a single, album, tour and book make me side-eye Little Mix. They’re hoping people will buy their book to know more detail about Zayn and the breakup. Let’s not forget they’re a manufactured band managed by Simon Cowell.
Eh, I have broken up with someone over text. Was it an engagement? Nah. But it was a serious relationship that had been going sour for over 6 months at that point. Any other form of breakup would have led to the breakup not happening and it needed to.
Zayn can be a douche so this isn’t a defense but who knows if their relationship was healthy at that point. She seems better off now.
Sidebar: Dan Savage recently took a call from a guy who didn’t seem to understand that his GF had dumped him. The GF had worded the dumping in very vague terms — it was kind of understandable that the dumpee didn’t understand. Savage then noted that sometimes folks (women) do this as a safeguarding measure. It’s not a p-ssy-move; it’s a protective move. Too many women have seen men lashing out when they don’t get what they want. It made me be less hard on myself for ghosting men.
I am a grown woman, you better break up with me face to face. But we have been together for 8 years, so there’s that.
I dont know, I didnt read it as he dumped her via text, more like there was a text that put the whole relationship in perspective and just like that it was over. But maybe he did dump her via text, hes sort if douchey so I wouldnt put it past him.
He sounds like a total douchebag. She is gorgeous and will find someone worthy of her!
Funny because she’s just done an interview seeming to imply it happened over the phone. Which is it then? Anything to grab a headline I suppose.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3848124/I-like-woman-possessed-Perrie-Edwards-began-screaming-airport-breakdown-receiving-shock-call-split.html
Funny, because this doesn’t say she was broken up with over the phone. It just said she freaked out during a phone call. Maybe read the article first.
I did read it – she’s saying she freaked out when she received a phone call from an ex, implying it was Zayn. Anyway I don’t recall any other pop star exploiting a breakup to that extent. But then what to expect from a band managed by Cowell? They just do and say what they’re told. The goal is to get as much press as possible not to tell the truth.
I initially had a lot of sympathy for her but now i just feel like she is milking the Zayn connection for what its worth. She is literally becoming the millennium version of Jennifer Anniston. Enough already.
Meh..
I more curious about what happened to the big a** tattoo he had of her in his arm. Did he remove it or is it still there?!?
He covered it. It’s supposed to be outer space or something like that now.
She is gorgeous and her voice is phenomenal… Literally one of the best in the biz.
For real