In a recent talk show, Zayn Malik shared a lot of interesting things about his life and relationships. The 31-year-old singer mentioned everything from his love story with Gigi Hadid to being a first-time father.

Specifically, Zayn Malik revealed that one of his biggest regrets was his time as a member of the once-famous boy band One Direction. Zayn reflected on why he felt disappointed at the time and why conflicts arose between the band members.

Malik says his outlook on life has changed since then, and he’s realised the importance of being happy as he gets older: “I’m grateful that I can be happier now and really enjoy things and have my own perspective. It’s my choice. I get to decide what it is. If I frame things in a negative way, I don’t get satisfaction from it, but if I act with happiness, I get more out of it and have a good time.”

Gigi Hadid ‘s ex-boyfriend also candidly shared his thoughts on his younger self: “You should be a nice person, you should be someone that people want to be around, enjoy being around, and you should bring light to people instead of being a cloud of negative energy,” Zayn said. When asked how he found peace with his past experiences, Malik replied that his daughter Khai “brought that color back into my life.”

While many people think that Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid’s daughter got her musical talent from the male singer, Zayn believes that Khai got it from Hadid: “Khai is not a music expert, but she shows some talent when playing drums. Her mother is really good at playing guitar hero, so I think, maybe Khai learned that from her mother and I really like it.”

“The first song I wrote on the album was Alienated and it’s like a relationship I had. Like when my ex and I broke up. So there’s a heavy emotional story and feeling to what I was going through,” Zayn captioned his new solo track.

Although he didn’t mention Gigi by name, everyone knew the singer was talking about her. Zayn Malik added: “I don’t know if I should really be in love at this point.”