Given that Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik have a past together, their supposed new romance may not have happened overnight.
The 30-year-old singer ‘had a thing’ with Zayn years ago, according to Page Six. The singer and Gigi Hadid’s ex-boyfriend, 30, went on a romantic dinner date in secret earlier this week in New York.
It seems that the two started dating in 2012, while Zayn’s former bandmate from One Direction, Harry Styles, was being dated by Selena’s best friend, Taylor Swift.
“They had a thing when Taylor and Harry were dating years ago,” an insider in the music business said to the publication.
Fall of 2012 saw Taylor and Harry go out. After being initially captured on camera in December, they parted ways the following month.
Zayn is “definitely into” Selena, according to a different insider who spoke with Us Weekly, although the two are not “super serious” or “exclusive.”
“Zayn is clearly into Selena; he’s known her for years.” She is an amazing person on the inside and out, and he has always adored her.
“She’s free to see other people,” the person continued. Zayn, though, would really like to keep seeing Selena and watch how things develop.
It has been stated that Gomez and Malik were ‘comfortable together’ during their romantic dinner date that took place in secret this week in New York.
Since a TikTok user named Klarissa Garcia shared a video online claiming that a friend of hers works as a waitress at a restaurant where Zayn and Selena dined together, the couple has been the subject of strong dating rumors.
Then, Klarissa claimed to have seen the pop singers kissing at the restaurant by displaying a screen shot of her friend’s WhatsApp conversations.
A US source has now corroborated those allegations, claiming that the two entered the restaurant “holding hands and kissing,” appearing to be at ease in each other’s presence.
“I’m not surprised in the slightest that they might be dating today.”
“Selena and Zayn went out in SoHo in New York City last night at around 10:30 pm,” an eyewitness told Entertainment Tonight. They were kissing as they entered while holding hands.
The majority of diners and restaurant employees were unaware of them. It was obvious that they were on a date because they appeared at ease with one another.
Selena, a close friend of Niall Horan from One Direction, is one of the eighteen individuals Zayn follows on Instagram.
And if the dating rumors are real, it might be a fresh start for Zayn, as it is said that his worried family wants him to return from New York to his hometown of Braford because of his history of anxiety attacks and cannabis use.
According to a source who spoke with The Sun, Zayn’s family is hoping that Selena can provide him some stability and serenity after his recent upheaval in life.
“They could make a fantastic match in the long run because they are well suited and quite spiritual.”
Selena has a legendary past of dating music artists, such as The Weeknd and her teenage love Justin Bieber.
Shortly before Justin got married to Alec Baldwin’s niece Hailey in 2018, their brief on-again, off-again affair came to an end.
During a breakup with Justin in 2017, Selena dated The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, for a few months.
While everything was going on, Zayn had his own wild and unpredictable relationship with Gigi Hadid, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter named Khai.
In October 2021, following Zayn’s epic fallout with Gigi Hadid’s reality star mother Yolanda Hadid, word leaked out about their most recent breakup.
After an encounter with Yolanda in September, Zayn entered a plea of not guilty to four charges of harassment, despite his denials of any physical violence.
He had to finish an anger management course and serve 360 days of probation. He was also prohibited from contacting Yolanda or the security guard who witnessed the altercation.
