The interview – his first in nearly six years – was conducted in host Alex Cooper’s childhood home in Pennsylvania. Zayn lives in the state now, too, prompting Cooper to ask, “Why Pennsylvania?”“A lot of people ask me that. Zayn shares equal custody of the toddler and said becoming a father has changed him, even helping his anxiety. And I want her to be able to look at me and be like, ‘My dad’s doing this.’”Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan of One Direction in 2013. FOX/Getty ImagesBecoming super famous, along with his friends Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson as part of One Direction, did not help his anxiety.

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