Zayn Malik releases first solo single since leaving One Direction and Gigi Hadid is in the video

Hold on to your hats Directioners! Zayn Malik’s first solo single is finally here and it is accompanied by a smoking hot video.

Pillowtalk is Zayn’s first offering since leaving One Direction in March 2015 and it is clear he has gone in a very different musical direction.

The steamy video sees Zayn sporting bleached blond hair and getting cosy with his rumoured girlfriend Gigi Hadid, while the X-rated language and suggestive imagery mark a clear difference from his previous singles with One Direction.

At one point blood pours out of his and Gigi’s eyes like tears and the explicit lyrics detail the story of a tumultuous couple: “It’s our paradise and it’s our war zone.”