Reporter: Zayn, of all the boys, you’re the one who has been least comfortable with fame. Is that a fair assessment?
Zayn: I love the fact that I’m in a band, but it’s very hard because of the type of person I was before. I was pretty reserved and just did my own thing. So yeah, I guess I’ve probably found in the most difficult out of the boys.
R: You and girlfriend Perrie [Edwards, 19, of Little Mix fame] seem very happy together!
Z: Yeah, we’re very happy. She’s just cool, man. She just gets it. She’s just very chilled out. She’s like me, she’s very relaxed. And she kind of does what she does and I do what I do and we both understand the job we’re in. And it’s just cool.
R: You started as friends…
Z: I know, it was literally just texting her as a mate and stuff and she was asking me for advice because obviously they’re doing the same thing that we were doing a year ago. And so girl…We’re both northern too, and I think that helps.
R: How do yo make most of your time together?
Z: Surprinsingly, we manage to make time for each other. We do get to see each other quite a bit. It’s going really well.