Zayn Shares Sweet Birthday Message for Daughter Khai: ‘I Wouldn’t Be the Man I Am Today Without You’

Zayn celebrated a special occasion on Thursday (September 19) — his daughter Khai’s fourth birthday. The “Pillowtalk” singer took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message for his baby girl.

“Happy birthday to the most important person in my life, I love you more than words allow me to express, beyond proud to call you my daughter,” he wrote alongside a photo of himself holding his daughter at the beach, facing away from the camera towards the waves, as Khai puts her arm around her father’s shoulder. “grateful for every second I get to spend next to you, as you become the incredible person I know you already are. Four years ago today my life changed forever and I wouldn’t be the man I am today without you.”

Zayn shares Khai with his ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid, though the couple’s relationship ended shortly after the little one’s first birthday in October 2021.

The former One Direction star is set to head out on his first-ever solo headlining tour this fall. The intimate 11-show outing is slated to kick off on Oct. 23 at the 8,500-capacity Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The tour will then hit similar-sized theaters in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and New York before hopping over to the UK for a run of six gigs. The string of shows come just four months after he released his fourth studio album, Room Under the Stairs.

See his birthday post for Khai below.