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Call Her Daddy

Zayn: Being Single is Freeing

11 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What has Zayn been up to since we last spoke?

1.263 - 24.199 Alex Cooper

Zayn, welcome back to Call Her Daddy. I can't believe I was thinking about this morning. I'm like, it has been, I think, almost three years since I last saw you. Yeah. It's good to see you. How have you been?

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24.331 - 51.79 Zayn Malik

I've been good, yeah. Just been a dad when I'm not working. Aside from that, yeah, we've done another album, Connor Cole. Got it together pretty much after I did the Stairway to the Sky tour. Felt the vibe on stage and stuff, seeing what people were responding to. And then got back home, back to PA, and was super inspired to make another record. I think I did it in two weeks.

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51.871 - 60.868 Alex Cooper

I love that you're like, I'm a dad, and then when I'm not working, I'm like, oh, right, casual, like you're on stage performing, and then you're just like back in Pennsylvania in your little cozy life. It's a bit of a contrast.

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Chapter 2: How does Zayn balance fatherhood with his career?

60.888 - 61.75 Alex Cooper

Yeah, just a little bit.

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61.93 - 62.311 Zayn Malik

Slight one.

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62.692 - 81.784 Alex Cooper

To anyone who isn't familiar or doesn't remember, the first episode that we ever recorded together was in my parents' house in Pennsylvania, which is still... a little bit of a mind fuck to me. I remember when you left, there were kids in the cul-de-sac crashing into the tree being like, is that Zayn?

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81.824 - 82.505 Zayn Malik

Did people see me?

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82.525 - 91.416 Alex Cooper

Yeah. Yes. There was little kids in the cul-de-sac being like, wait, that's not- I didn't notice any kids. Because no one in Pennsylvania ever gets a star-studded moment.

91.436 - 98.025 Zayn Malik

So the fact that you're just casually leaving- That's why everyone thinks it's so weird that I live there. Everyone's always like, yo, you're such a weirdo. Why do you live in PA? But I just love it there.

98.606 - 99.647 Alex Cooper

I love it.

Chapter 3: What insights does Zayn share about his time in Vegas?

99.627 - 118.995 Alex Cooper

And now we're in Vegas because you have a residency here. So like from like Pennsylvania cul-de-sac to Vegas, like the vibes are just like a little different today. Just a little. I was thinking about it in that first interview. That was your first time really talking in almost seven years. So we kind of went through everything. We talked about your rise to fame.

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119.095 - 132.668 Alex Cooper

We talked about you walking away from One Direction. We talked about your early relationships. We went to almost everything. So today I think we just hang out and catch up and have a little bit of fun. How long have you been in Vegas?

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132.708 - 137.175 Zayn Malik

Been here coming up to two weeks now. Yeah, not too long.

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137.696 - 138.397 Alex Cooper

What have you been doing?

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Chapter 4: How does Zayn define love versus lust?

138.417 - 139.779 Alex Cooper

Have you gone to the Strip?

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139.799 - 141.021 Zayn Malik

No, I haven't been to the Strip.

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141.101 - 141.863 Alex Cooper

Could you even go?

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142.684 - 162.126 Zayn Malik

I probably could. Like, I don't really go out with security and stuff. I kind of just, like, keep it low-key. It's me and, like, a couple people from the team or whatever. So I think it, like... attracts less attention that way. So yeah, I probably could go out. I just, it's not really my vibe. I'm getting a bit old. Like when I'm not working, I just want to go home and relax.

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162.146 - 163.047 Alex Cooper

How old are you again?

163.067 - 163.508 Zayn Malik

33.

Chapter 5: What are Zayn's thoughts on dating after being single?

164.83 - 174.302 Alex Cooper

He's like, I am such an old man. Every 33 year old is like, everyone's like, keep that energy to yourself saying you're not old, you're young. Wait, have you gone to the casinos?

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174.417 - 194.538 Zayn Malik

Yeah, we had a little look, because obviously they had the tables with my face on them and stuff, so we went to go check that out. That was fun. But I'm not really a gambler either. It's not really my thing. Did you lose any money? Never really lost a big amount of money in my life. I bet on fights and stuff, like UFC fights, boxing fights, here and there, if I know somebody's going to win.

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194.638 - 195.48 Alex Cooper

How much?

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195.46 - 204.707 Zayn Malik

I've won some decent money. I don't dare to disclose, but I've won some decent money. Anthony Joshua won me some money.

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205.349 - 207.816 Alex Cooper

So you're doing well for yourself in the betting arena.

Chapter 6: How does Zayn manage anxiety and mental health?

224.907 - 240.347 Alex Cooper

Okay, last interview. I, obviously in my parents' house, I have sad news. They sold that house. Really? So I'm not like privy to the information of like, what is going on in Pennsylvania these days? Like, are you, like, do you have any hot gossip for me? Like what's going on?

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240.367 - 241.368 Unknown

What's going on in Pennsylvania?

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242.189 - 250.96 Zayn Malik

Not much, to be honest. That's why I live there. It's real quiet, calm out there. You know what I mean? There's not much going on. I don't really leave my gaff. I'll be honest with you.

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Chapter 7: What themes are explored in Zayn's new album?

250.98 - 252.282 Zayn Malik

I kind of just stay there.

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252.302 - 253.243 Alex Cooper

Do you have neighbors?

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253.223 - 256.187 Zayn Malik

I do have neighbors, yeah, but they're quite far away.

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256.828 - 258.149 Alex Cooper

Have you ever interacted with them?

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258.209 - 269.344 Zayn Malik

Yeah, I have. I got a new neighbor, next door neighbor, within maybe, I want to say about five, six months ago now. So I sent them cookies and, you know, welcome to the neighborhood.

269.504 - 270.826 Alex Cooper

You sent them cookies?

270.846 - 279.457 Zayn Malik

Did you make them? No, no, I sent them next door, but they sent their number back and said, if you ever need anything, if you want us to watch the house or whatever, we've got you.

279.477 - 284.347 Unknown

Yeah, it's nice. What do you think they think of you? I'm not sure, you know.

284.869 - 289.081 Zayn Malik

I did have something quite funny happen recently. I was working at the house.

Chapter 8: What does Zayn hope fans take away from his music?

289.241 - 303.97 Zayn Malik

I was filming something for Borderlands for the video game. We did the song. And we had like a whole thing going on in the field, like smoke grenades and crazy shit. And somebody complained and was like, Zane doesn't own Pierre. I was like, I'm aware I don't own Pierre.

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304.17 - 306.694 Alex Cooper

They're like, hey, what's going on in the backyard?

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306.775 - 312.244 Zayn Malik

Yeah, they thought I was having like a crazy festival in the back garden, but I actually was just working.

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312.264 - 316.19 Alex Cooper

Okay, so you were causing like a little bit of a ruckus, but for the most part, you're usually dead silent.

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316.591 - 317.412 Zayn Malik

Yeah, pretty much.

317.493 - 320.88 Alex Cooper

So you're like, give me a break. I'm not throwing parties. Just like throwing grenades.

320.9 - 324.707 Zayn Malik

That's why I like the space because I can put the music as loud as I want and I'm not really disturbing anybody.

325.769 - 343.257 Alex Cooper

Something that went so viral from our last episode together, which I thought was so wild, was you talking about your animals. The internet lost their minds. We talked about your cats, your dogs, your turtles, your chickens. Who do we have now? How are the animals doing?

343.277 - 350.546 Zayn Malik

They're all pretty much the same. Yeah, I've got turtles, chickens, dogs, cats. I lost one of my cats actually recently.

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