NIALL HORAN SAYS ZAYN MALIK HASN'T WISHED THE BAND LUCK WITH MADE IN THE A.M. ALBUM 

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​One Direction are doing alright without Zayn Malik, y\'know? He wasn\'t into it, he went off to do his own thing and Made in the A.M. turned out bloody brilliantly, thank you very much. We\'re content. But what\'s the situation with the lads and el Maliko nearly nine months after he quit, eh?

Well Niall Horan reckons Zayn hasn\'t actually been in touch to wish the boys good luck with their album release as *yet*, but considering how much he was fangirling over \'Drag Me Down\' when it came out we\'d say it\'s probably only a matter of time.

Having a chinny chin chinwag with Digital Spy, Nialler admitted: "I haven\'t spoken to him in a few weeks, but I\'m sure we\'ll hear from him in the next few days once the album is out."

Fair play, fella. The 1D lot are sort of tied up right now promoting the album here, there and everywhere and Zayn\'s busy STEPPING OUT in New York somehow making every pap pic look like a photo shoot. Give it time and the WhatsApp group will be buzzin\'.

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In further news Niall revealed what he\'s gonna get up to during the boys\' break, adding: "For the first six months I\'m planning on not doing much at all. Just sitting around, doing a bit of travelling and playing a bit of golf. 

"That\'s pretty much what my year is going to consist of. I\'m sure I\'ll do a couple of bits in between to keep my head ticking over, but I can\'t see myself doing much."

Well just let us know when you\'re ready to come back, eh babes?

What d\'ya make of that, then? Give us a tweet over @sugarscape or drop a comment in the box below, please and ta very much.

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