Until Thursday (30Apr15), Malik's Twitter handle was 'zaynmalik1D' and his biography contained a link to the band's website, but he has kicked off May by losing the '1D' and opting not to reference his ex-group.

Malik quit the band in March (15) while One Direction were on tour in Asia.

The singer revealed he wanted to be a "normal" 22 year old.

The walk-out came just days after Malik was linked to an Australian beauty after photos of them emerged online. The singer was accused of cheating on his British fiance Perrie Edwards.