One Directioners may be far from moving on from the tragedy that was Zayn Malik leaving the group, and here is the issue haunting them yet again.
News is out that Lauren Richardson, the controversial 'Thailand Girl' photographed getting cozy with Zayn shortly before leaving One Direction, is joining ITV's new series, Love Island, and she may just do a 'tell all' on the issue, Dailymail.co.uk reports.
The controversy all set fire March of this year when the 26-year-old Community Sports Officer and Zayn were captured 'holding hands' and partying at Seduction - hmmm - Nightclub in Phuket, Thailand, according to uk.celebrity.yahoo.com.
Photographs of said incident went viral and shook the worldwide hit band's fanbase but it seemed nobody else was more affected than Zayn as he left the group -- missing some legs of their Asia tour -- shortly after the incident. Malik, who is engaged to Little Mix Singer Perrie Edwards since 2013, went to Twitter to react on the issue: "I'm 22 years old, I love a girl named Perrie Edwards. And there's a lot of jealous f***s in this world I'm sorry for what it looks like x.", mirror.co.uk reports on the issue. Meanwhile, the publication was able to quote Richardson in one of her promo appearances for the series saying: "I met Zayn Malik in a nightclub in Thailand. It got blown out of all proportion. But that's a long story." But is there really nothing else to tell?
Richardson's Mum, Michelle from Walthamstow in East London, was quick to come for her daughter's defense when the news broke out in March and reportedly said that Lauren only wanted a photo with Malik, and that her daughter is not even a fan of the band, she told Sun, mirror.co.uk cites.
Well, everyone should just wait until Love Island goes on air this 7 of June. "Lauren sees Love Island as a great opportunity for people to see the real her. She has kept a low profile since the stories ran about her and Zayn, and there are a lot of untruths that she wants corrected," an insider told The Mirror in an article by heatworld.com. The insider further tells, "[Lauren] never asked for the attention but now wants something positive to come from the situation. She is looking forward to getting to Majorca and, hopefully, finding love in the process."
You go, girl! If you don't find love, at least you will surely get a nice tan.