Is that Du Zayn Malik? Singer looks nothing like he did on X Factor (but still as handsome) 

Is that you Zayn Malik? Singer looks nothing like he did on X Factor (but still as handsome)

The 21-year-old was looking all chiselled and rugged as he left last night\'s Royal Variety performance

We\'ve always been a big fan of One Direction\'s Zayn Malik, but our Zayn-shaped crush has just gone into overdrive after seeing these pictures.

The singer, 21, was pictured leaving Thursday night\'s Royal Variety performance at the London Palladium and cut a handsome figure in an all-black outfit.

But it was his shiny curtains, clean-shaven face, chiselled jaw and general all-round hotness that

So we know the boys were on the show four years ago, so of course

he\'s going to look different, but he\'s almost unrecognisable.

We\'re definitely digging this look though.

And it wasn\'t just Zayn who was looking handsome, the rest of the band were living up to their teen pin-up reputations just as well.

Zayn Malik leaving the Royal Variety Performance 2014

Harry was wearing leopard print for the occasion, and congratulated Kate Middleton on her pregancy.

“I said congratulations on the bump,” he said. “(Though) she didn’t look bumpy.”

Kate is currently 16 weeks pregnant and she joined her husband Prince William on the red carpet ahead of tonight’s show at the London Palladium.

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