Zayn Malik: I always wanted to leave One Direction

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has revealed he did not want to be in the band from very early on.

The Bradford-born singer spent four years with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Doncaster's Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne in the band which was put together on ITV's The X Factor.

One Direction originally finished in third place back in 2010, but the band went on to conquer the globe.

Zayn left the boy band last year Credit: PA

Malik stated that leaving was not something he "really had to think about" or process.