Boyband star looks unrecognisable dressed as a woman in unearthed video
A boyband star looks completely unrecognisable in an unearthed music video from a decade ago.
Zayn Malik dressed as a woman in One Direction's Best Song Ever video from 2013.
The singer took on the role of Veronica, which took hours in hair and makeup, for the clip, which was recently shared again by his mum.
Zayn's mum posted behind the scenes footage from one of their biggest songs.
It's obvious Zayn initially struggles to get into the role of Veronica as he tries to work out how to walk in a tight pencil skirt and heels.
One Direction now - comeback plans, car crash interview and lots of daytime TVHe said: "I can't walk like a lady, man. That's not going to happen. It would be funnier if I walk like a man."
The video shows Zayn getting his tattoos covered as well as wearing a long brunette wig, grey blouse and glasses.
Meanwhile, Zayn recently sent One Direction fans into a frenzy as he sang Night Changes, seven years after leaving the band due to 'stress'.
The track is from the group's fourth studio album and the star's acapella version went down a storm after the singer shared it on Instagram.
Fans took to the comments to gush about Zayn's singing talents.
One wrote: "Zayn singing 1d songs in 2022 is literally the best thing could ever happen."
After being assembled on the X Factor in 2010, Zayn, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan achieved earned millions of fans around the world.
However, Zayn decided to quit in 2015.
In his first book, Zayn, released in 2016, the singer recalled his decision to leave One Direction.
He wrote: "I had been in a bad place for a while and I didn't see myself getting out of it unless I made a change.
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Zayn added that he "just wanted to disappear for a while" before making the decision to quit the band at a One Direction concert in Hong Kong.
"I wasn't going to spend another minute doing something which made me ill and which I no longer believed in," he explained.
"I couldn't see that there was anything left for me to give or to gain from staying,' he recalled. "It wasn't worth it.
"The memory of that night is kind of a blur. I was in f******g bits, but I finally came to the realisation something I already knew deep down, and had known for a long time. I was leaving the band and going home."