The floppy haired One Direction heartthrob - who quit the tour to fly home today - is engaged to Little Mix star Perrie Edwards
Lauren Richardson, the mystery blonde Zayn Malik was pictured with his arms around in Thailand, only wanted a photo with the star - and she doesn't even LIKE One Direction, according to her mum.
Zayn pulled out of the band's world tour yesterday due to stress, amid claims he had cheated on his fiancee Perrie Edwards as photos emerged of him with Lauren.
Now however, Lauren's mum Michelle Richardson has spoken out to defend her daughter - insisting there was nothing romantic between the pair.
Michelle, from Walthamstow in East London, told The Sun: "She was just on holiday in Thailand posing for a snap.
"It's not as if she's a teenybopper following them around. She's more into Florence + The Machine."
Ouch.
Furious 1D star Zayn has also told friends that nothing happened with Lauren.
After fans lashed out online at snaps of Zayn and Brit Lauren Richardson, 19, at a club in Phuket, a friend said: “He spent two minutes with her at the club.
"She grabbed his hand and he was happy to pose for a photo. But it has turned into this whole other thing online.
“He was really p***ed off about what everyone was saying. He can’t handle fame. It was the final straw.”
The 22-year-old was signed off with stress after crisis talks with managers. 1D will continue with the final three gigs of the Asian leg of their On The Road Again tour without him.
A spokesman confirmed: “Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the UK to recuperate.
“The band wish him well and will continue with their performances in Manila and Jakarta.”
It is hoped Zayn will return for their dates in South Africa next week.
He last appeared on stage on Wednesday night in Hong Kong. Reports there claimed that he “struggled to smile even once” and had an “apathetic attitude” during the gig.
That night Zayn hit out at claims he cheated on Perrie, 21, who he has been dating for four years and engaged to since 2013.
He wrote: “I’m 22 years old... I love a girl named Perrie Edwards. And there’s a lot of jealous f***s in this world.”
A friend of Zayn’s said: “He is now going to surround himself with family and Perrie is likely to be at his side. It hasn’t been easy for her, either.”
His mum Trisha, who lives in Bradford, told the Mirror today: “I have spoken to him and he’s fine.”
It has also emerged that gig organisers had to pay Philippines officials a bond of £3,300 for Zayn and bandmate Louis Tomlinson, 23, which would be forfeited if they used or promoted drugs.
It came after the pair were filmed apparently smoking what was alleged to be cannabis while on tour in Peru.
Zayn was shocked when Today show host Matt Lauer asked bandmates Louis, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan: “There have been rumours of substance abuse, what’s going on?” after he had to stay home due to illness in November.
He was also missing from an acceptance video for the MTV European Music Awards the same month.
His relationship with Perrie was rocked in 2013 when waitress Courtney Webb claimed she slept with him.
Perrie was recently spotted without her engagement ring but sources insisted she was just having it cleaned.
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