Zayn Malik and Stan Lee.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
Zayn Malikis revealing the story behind the gift that’s made him the envy of comic book nerds everywhere!
The documentarian, 53, worked on the 2013 filmOne Direction: This Is Usabout Malik’s former bandOne Directionand the 2011 filmComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hopewith Lee,who died in 2018at the age of 95.
Zayn Malik.Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images
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Malik said that Spurlock was close to each member of One Direction and gave them all personal gifts when he ended work on their film, aware that the “Steal My Girl” artist loved comic books.
Malik described the gift as “amazing” adding that he still has it hung up on a wall in his house and loves to brag about it to his “geeky, nerdy friends who love comic books.”
“They definitely want that comic book from me. None of them will have it at any point while I’m alive so they’ll have to wait awhile,” he joked.
According to Malik, his One Direction bandmates were also jealous of the collectible.
“I remember the boys being super…pissed off about it too, because they didn’t get as good gifts and [Morgan] gave me this signed Stan Lee comic. I remember being like, ‘this is f—ing sick,” he recalled.
On Wednesday, the “Love Like This” singer announced that hisfourth solo studio albumRoom Under the Stairswill be released on May 17 on Mercury Records.
The first single “What I Am,” will be available to stream on Friday.
Last week, Malik teased his new album with ashort clip on Instagram. “I think the intention behind this album fully is for the listener to get more insight on me personally as a human being,” he said in the video.
Malik attends the Valentino Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show.Marc Piasecki/WireImage
Marc Piasecki/WireImage
“My ambitions, my fears… and for them to have a connection with that," Malik added. “And that’s why it’s so raw, you know?”
He concluded: “There’s just me writing this. I didn’t want anyone else to be in between me and the music, and the music and the people listening to it.”
Malik also teased what appeared to be a new song snippet, “If I told you I loved you, would you say that it’s f—ed up?”
source: people.com
