Keeping it short and sweet! Like the rest of the world, Liam Payne found out that his former One Direction bandmate, Zayn Malik, 27, is about to become a first time father. Liam, 26, sent Zayn and girlfriend Gigi Hadid, 25, a loving message during an Instagram Live session following the happy news. āI just wanted to say congratulations to Zayn and Gigi. As you know, obviously, theyāre having a baby.ā He joked that he was getting in the congratulatory message before ābeing asked about it relentlessly by everybody.ā Heās not wrong! Liam is the first One Direction member to mention Zayn and Gigiās pregnancy publicly; no words yet from Harry Styles, Niall Horan, or Louis Tomlinson, but weāre sure theyāre coming soon. After all, Louis and Liam have children of their own already ā Bear Payne, 3, and Freddie Tomlinson, 4, respectively.
Liamās sweet video came four days after Gigi confirmed her pregnancy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. āObviously, we wished we could have announced it on our own terms but weāre very excited and happy and grateful for everyoneās well wishes and support,ā Gigi told Jimmy. āEspecially during this time, itās a nice silver lining to be able to be home and be together and really experience it day by day.ā Zayn and Gigi are currently quarantining at her familyās farm in Pennsylvania, with mom Yolanda Hadid and sister Bella Hadid. Her announcement came two days after pregnancy rumors first started swirling. Luckily, fans didnāt have to wait too long to find out the joyous news!
The congratulations for the happy couple keep pouring in. āNew Rulesā singer Dua Lipa, 24, who is dating Gigiās younger brother Anwar Hadid, said that she and Anwar are āvery, very excitedā about the news. She and Anwar are currently self-isolating together at her home in London, so they couldnāt celebrate in person.
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And Gigiās rumored ex, The Bachelorette star Tyler Cameron, sent his best wishes to the couple, as well ā after bashing rumors that he was allegedly the father. He gushed that Gigiās going to be an āexcellent mother.ā