One Direction member Zayn Malik is known for his long, black locks. But a photo posted by the band member had his fans reeling in shock as they discover he has shaved off his hair.
The 22-year-old singer has recently uploaded a selfie of his new hairstyle, noted Hollywood Life. While his hair is not totally gone, the sides have been shaved off and the remaining hair on top, while still there, looked shorter than his usual hairdo. He had also kept the top hair on a slick-backed Mohawk style, which is a new thing for the singer.
As soon as his photo hit the Internet, fans went into frenzy and began talking about Malik and his hair. #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs soon became a trending topic in micro-blogging site, Twitter with fans having varied reactions to it.
Some lauded the singer for his new look and change, while others were sad that he changed his hairstyle.
One Directioner, who seems to be more of a Harry Styles fan, made a joke that Malik shaved off his hair because Styles forgot to greet him on his birthday. Meanwhile, other tweets told of an entire fandom dying because of the loss of his hair.
Malik is known to for sporting different hairstyles. In 2014, he reportedly sported eight different hairstyles in different occasions, noted MTV. But this new look came five days after he celebrated his birthday and turned 22, said The Daily Mail.
This is not the first time the boy band member has set the Internet into hysteria this New Year. Two weeks ago, news came out that a nude photo of the singer was leaked, said Hollywood Life in a separate report.
The star reportedly sent the photo to his fiancée Perrie Edwards of the girl group, Little Mix. Rumors said that Edwards' iCloud was hacked and the picture was taken from there.
But the authenticity of the photo was questioned, as it was difficult to tell if the guy in the photo was indeed the singer from One Direction. The guy was completely naked in the picture but a lot of his hair was covering his face, making it hard to identify if it was indeed, Malik.
Some tattoos seem to resemble those inked on the singer's body, though. Even so, some fans are still hesitant to believe it's the 22-year old British singer, said Mirror.
