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Regency era romance is back in session. Bridgerton season three premiered on Thursday (May 16), and Netflix and Shondaland are celebrating with several brand collaborations including Izzy & Liv at Target, Ladurée, Ruggable, Kiko Milano and Williams-Sonoma.
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“We love connecting with fans and putting them at the center of our stories,” Marian Lee, Netflix’s Chief Marketing Officer said in a press release. “Since its first season, the Bridgerton fandom has been so passionate and loyal that we are delighted to bring them closer into the Bridgerton universe and extend new ways for them to celebrate their favorite show. Whether it’s romantic dresses, floral fragrances or a spot of tea with biscuits, the new product collections immerse fans in authentic ways that can only be made possible through these standout brand collaborations.”
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“One of the things we’ve learned is how much fans value and embrace the Bridgerton aesthetic,” noted Sandie Bailey, Chief Innovation and Design Officer, Shondaland. “The adoption of the world into their everyday lives is a fun way to extend the experience of the show off the screen and we’ve made helping them do so a priority. As we are about to embark on the release of season three, having the opportunity to partner with incredible brands who share our passion around bringing this joy to the fans is very exciting.”
Season three arrives in two installments: The first part of the season drops on May 17, the second part will premiere on June 13.
See below for a roundup of Bridgerton collaborations to shop.
Bridgerton x Biscuiteers
Biscuiteers, a British biscuit (cookie) company that makes personalized, hand-iced treats, released a gorgeous cookie collection for Bridgerton fans.
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Priced from $20 to $75, the collection features 13 cookies with Bridgeton-inspired designs such as Lady Whistledown’s quill, Queen Charlotte’s wig, teapots and other designs. The collection comes packaged in a keepsake tin covered with gorgeous illustrations.
Bridgerton x Izzy & Liv at Target
Style and lifestyle brand Izzy & Liv released a Bridgerton collection exclusively at Target. Available in stores and online, the collection features modernized pieces with Regency-era inspiration priced from $25 and under. Click below to shop Bridgerton merch at Target.
Kiko Milano x Bridgerton
Channel Bridgerton beauty vibes with Kiko Milanos’ new release. The Italian makeup brand unveiled a limited-edition beauty collection of eyeshadow, eyeliner lipstick, highlighter and other beauty must-haves priced from $18 to $30.
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Bridgerton x Williams-Sonoma
Tea time, Bridgerton style. Williams–Sonoma‘s latest Bridgerton collection expands on the previous collaborations with a new assortment of floral dessert plates, table runners, napkins, a Bridgerton picnic basket, floral tea set and matching tea pot, and a sweet assortment of cakes, cookies, floral candies and beverages. The collection ranges from $199 to $1,079.
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The Ruggable x Bridgerton collection includes five new styles featuring beautiful motifs inspired by the hit series. Shop items priced from $199 to $1,079.
Want more Bridgerton? Fans can visit the Netflix Shop for other goodies such as the Bridgerton Muse Teapot and Tea Gift Set ($49.99), Bridgerton x Sebrana Khadija Bee Brooch ($18), Bridgerton x Girl You Know Journal ($35) and Pink Sweater ($85) and the almost-out-of-stock Bridgerton x Sue Tsai Varsity Jacket ($250) featured below.
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Even billionaires like a good deal. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky found love over a portable grill. The couple, who celebrated their 2-year-old son RZA’s birthday last weekend and welcomed a second son, Riot Rose, last year, fell for each other doing simple things such as setting out on a road trip and cooking their food on a “little janky grill” from Walmart.
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Rihanna name-dropped the retailer in a 2022 Vogue magazine cover story, while opening up about her first pregnancy and falling for the Harlem rapper. Although the two had been friends for years, the pandemic — and a road trip from Los Angeles to New York City in the summer of 2020 — brought them closer. “I cooked our food on this little janky grill I bought from Walmart,” Rih recalled to Vogue at the time. “I still have it, too. It works like nobody’s business.”
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In the spirit of Rih Rih, Rocky and their adorable family, and with Memorial Day and Father’s Day right around the corner, we decided to round up a list of bestselling portable grills that you can use for a road trip, tailgating party, Memorial Day BBQ or as a Father’s Day gift.
See below for a collection of portable grills to shop right now — including electric, propane and charcoal grills from Walmart and other retailers.
Walmart
Weber Smokey Joe Premium Charcoal Grill
$57
$63.38
10% off
We can’t talk grills without mentioning Weber. The Smokey Joe Grill has a near-perfect customer rating, and it’s on sale for $57 at Walmart. The 14-inch charcoal grill features a 147-square-inch cooking area with a plated-steel cooking grate, and a lockable lid to carry it around easily. If you’re looking for something similar, the Americana Walk-A–Bout Grill is also on salefor $57. Interested in a grill under $20? Try the Expert Grill ($14.97).
Target
Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill & Smoker, 7-in-1 Master Grill
$299
$369.99
19% off
The Ninja Woodfire is a 7-in-1, outdoor grill, smoker and air fryer! Designed for backyards and balconies, the weather-resistant grill measures 13.31 inches x 18.58 inches and weighs 30 pounds.
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Lifesmart Pack & Go Portable Kamado Ceramic Charcoal Grill
Lifesmart’s Pack & Go Portable Ceramic Charcoal Grill looks as good as it cooks. This gorgeous grill features a ceramic shell with heatproof, bamboo handles. The grilling surface measures 86 square ft. — making it large enough for two people to take on the grill. Other features include a stainless-steel grilling grate (10-inches in diameter), grill thermometer and adjustable top and bottom air flow vents.
Need some meat? The Rastelli’s Ultimate 7-lb Grilling Collection ($169.40) has everything you’ll need for a meaty grill session including a variety box with pork chops, angus beef steak burgers, chicken breasts, hot/mild Italian pork sausage, NY strip steak, T-bone steak and Rastelli seasoning.
Walmart
Blackstone Adventure Ready 22″ Omnivore Propane Griddle
Blackstone’s Omnivore Propane Griddle is ready for its next adventure. Perfectly designed for camping, tailgating, outdoor parties and more, the Adventure Ready 22-inch Griddle features 361 square inches cooking surface that can fit up to 14 burgers at a time (the burners produce a combined 20,000 BTUs to produce heat).
Home Depot
Nexgrill 1-Burner Portable Propane Gas Top Grill
If propane is your preference, get the Nexgrill table-top grill. For cooking on the go, and in small spaces, Nexgrill’s 1-Burner Portable Propane Gas Grill features 347 square ft. cooking surface (enough space for up to 14 burgers) with an 11,000 BTU main burner. It weighs 20 pounds and has foldable legs with a lockable lid. The grill uses a one-pound propane tank.
Walmart
Coleman Roadtrip 225 Tabletop Grill
$129.99
$164.66
21% off
Moving up slightly in price, the Coleman Road Trip 225 Tabletop Grill is another affordable and compact grill for a road trip, camping trip, tailgating party, etc. The grill features a push-button ignition system, two adjustable burners, up to 11,000 BTU power, 225 square-inches of cooking space and a lid that locks. Another design from Coleman: Road Trip 285 Standup Propane Grill ($290) and Coleman Roadtrip X Cursion 2-Burner Propane Gas Portable Grill ($335.78).
REI
Eureka SPRK Camp Grill
An awesome little grill with a cute design, the SPRK Camp Grill weighs just eight pounds. It has an auto-ignition to turn on the flame quickly and easily, a removable grease drip tray, a nonstick ceramic grate and adjustable legs.
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The Bose SoundLink Max Portable Speaker is now available! It offers high-quality sound, up to 20 hours of battery life, and is also water and dust resistant. It’s available in Blue Dusk and Black for $399 on Bose’s website, Walmart, Best Buy and QVC. (It’s currently out of stock in black, but there are only a few left in blue.)
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Although this speaker may be small in size, it supports high-definition audio, meaning it captures more detailed sound with clarity. From beach parties to backyard barbecues, this speaker ensures your sound is great wherever you go.
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This one-of-a-kind sound system also lets you use the speaker itself to charge your phone while listening to music. So when your phone battery is running low, all you have to do is plug it in to the USB-C port to charge it up.
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Bose SoundLink Max Portable Speaker
$399
$399.99
$399.99
$399
With this portable speaker, you can adjust the sound to your liking. According to the brand, you can personalize your audio with its adjustable EQ settings available in the Bose app, where you can customize the balance of different frequency ranges (bass, midrange and treble) in your audio playbook.
Not only is this a savvy wireless speaker, but its also comes with a built-in comfy rope-design handle, making it easy to carry with you wherever you go.
If you are looking for a hands-free experience, consider getting the Bose SoundLink Max Rope Carrying Strap designed for this portable speaker. It’s an easy throw-over-the-shoulder option, if you don’t want to carry anything with you.
For more product recommendations, check out these alternative bluetooth speakers, this viral mini karaoke machine with LED lights and best over-ear headphones for all music lovers.
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It’s time to get glossy with Glossier. The beauty brand’s viral lip balm is 50% off — but you have only one more day to shop the limited sale.
Beauty lovers can get The Balm DotCom Quintet for just $25 (regularly $50) during the online-only sale, which ends on Friday (May 17) at 5 a.m. ET.
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Glossier The Balm Dotcom Quintet
Buy Now at glossier $25
Glossier’s Balm Dotcom Quintet features a collection of four hydrating lip balms made with castor jelly to help draw and lock in moisture, and synthetic beeswax acting as “a moisture barrier,” according to the website. The lip balm is available in different flavors such as berry, wild fig, rose, birthday, coconut, lavender, mint, mango and original.
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Unfortunately, the new Strawberry Balm Dotcom ($14), Balm Dotcom Trio and Fresh-Faced Set are excluded from the sale, but individual balms are on sale for $7. (The discount will be applied at checkout.)
In other Glossier news, the brand will open a Las Vegas store at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace on Thursday. “Drawing inspiration from the dazzling lights of the iconic Strip and the playful buttons on slot machines, we’re bringing a retro-futuristic twist to the Glossier shopping experience with our newest home,” reads a message on Glossier’s Instagram account. There’s a secret selfie room and exclusive merch, including baby T-shirts and boxers. ($5 from each sale will go to support the charity Wild West Fund Nevada.)
Glossier stores are located in several other cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and Seattle.
Hailey Bieber is giving fans an update about her pregnancy after revealing last week that she and husband Justin Bieber are expecting their first baby together, from the state of her bump to the unusual foods she’s been craving. The model shared a carousel of early pregnancy photos on Instagram Wednesday (May 15), some of […]
It’s no secret that Cardi B and Offset have a complicated relationship. The married couple has broken up several times and even once filed for divorce, with a timeline that includes two kids, numerous public fights and admitted infidelity on the Migos rapper’s part.
But the “WAP” artist has ultimately continued to stick by Offset’s side through it all, even after telling fans in December that she’d been “single for a minute now.” And in her new Rolling Stone cover story published Thursday (May 16), she was candid about why.
“It’s not even about love,” Cardi told the publication, revealing that she and ‘Set are currently “thinking [their marriage] through.” “We’re best friends. And it’s like, ‘OK. Well, there was a time that I didn’t have a best friend, or I didn’t have a support system.’ It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”
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“We have our own bad stuff,” she continued. “We’re from two different worlds. Sometimes I cannot be … not that I cannot be a wife. It’s just like, my career takes my life. You know what I’m saying? My career comes first, then my kids come second. And then sometimes I don’t realize that I’m putting so many things before my relationship.”
She later adjusted her list of priorities for Rolling Stone. “My kids come first. My kids come before anything,” she said of daughter Kulture Kiari and son Wave Set.
In the months since Cardi declared her singleness on Instagram Live — which was followed by a tearful rant about Offset “doing [her] dirty” — the on-again-off-again couple has celebrated New Year’s and Mother’s Day together. In April, they attended a New York Knicks basketball game.
“We’re all right now,” the “Up” spitfire simply told the publication of their current relationship status.
“The part I love is that we really like each other, like a support system,” she added. “When I met Offset, he was super rich and I just got my f–king first $200,000 in the bank. He never made me feel like I was little to him. He actually always used to tell me, ‘You a f–king superstar, watch.’”
See Cardi B’s Rolling Stone cover and photos from the shoot below.
For Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Billboard is teaming with Brandon Holman of the Lazuli Collective on a series of articles focused on mindfulness and the professional development of executives, creatives and artists in the music community.
Today’s conversation is with Kenji Summers, an advertising executive turned certified mindfulness instructor. Summers is the first to label himself “a black man who does too much” and is on a mission to help overwhelmed professionals that grew up on hip-hop learn mindfulness techniques to reduce anxiety and avoid burnout. Through meditation groups, Summers uses his deep love of music and hip-hop to help people find peace. Here, he explains how landing his dream job made him realize he lacked a deeper relationship with himself and how Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers brought about his meditation club.
I grew up in Brooklyn in the ‘90s, specifically in a neighborhood called Bed-Stuy. I was in between where Biggie lived and where Jay-Z grew up. At the time, my aunt Gerrie [Summers] was the editor-in-chief of Word Up! magazine. So, I was hearing in the house that I grew up in, the sounds of hip-hop, the culture and particularly the album, Life After Death the double album by Biggie. It was the first time I listened to a whole album.
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I remember sitting in my room after I expropriated or borrowed the album from my aunt because she would get them weeks in advance sometimes. I had my eyes closed and I was just vibing to it and I saw all the stories that Biggie was rhyming about – as many details as I could at 10 years old. What that led me to was a love for music, particularly hip-hop and wanting to know more about what my aunt did. Seeing how people could paint those pictures, I wanted to spend more time understanding how people do that.
Eventually, that led me to wanting to work at the intersection of music and messages or art and media. Once I realized there were careers in that space that weren’t just rappers, the person that I looked up to was Steve Stoute. He had transitioned from working as a president of a label and managing artists like Nas to starting a brand consultancy and an ad agency.
I started to take more advertising courses as I was graduating from university. I found mentorship and I found people who were Black and of color in advertising. Having those experiences early on in music, I thought maybe there’s a way to bring my culture to this industry of art and copy. I worked for some years in advertising, trying to get people to buy things they didn’t need and often believing things that they didn’t really understand. I saw it as a gift and a curse.
In advertising, I had to go to work every day and often it was very early days or very late nights and working on weekends. I would find myself smiling and ideas are flowing and then you put me in a meeting with my managers or the client and the words did not come out as smoothly. I would stumble over my words, repeat words i didn’t need to because I wasn’t sure if they were landing. I was nervous. I was shook.
I started to investigate. I started going to specialists, primary care physicians and neurologists. It was a neurologist that was like, “You might have anxiety. In fact, I know you have anxiety.” He said, “It’s not your brain. Your brain works just fine. It’s your mouth.” The neurologist sent me to another guy in his practice, who I know now was a mindfulness teacher and he said, “Alright, let’s sit. Let’s start at the bottom of your feet and let’s bring your attention to that part of your body.”
Dude, I couldn’t focus on that. I was not trying to hear it. I was like, fix me. Give me a pill. Be in therapy, whatever you got to do. I don’t know what this woo-woo stuff is. [Instead of mindfulness], I wanted to stop drinking alcohol because maybe that’s the thing. I started drinking kava. Maybe I’ll start going to therapy. My dad’s a therapist, so maybe therapy was the thing all along. It was cool. It helped, but I still found I didn’t have a relationship with myself and I didn’t have the words to describe that I didn’t have an intimate relationship with myself.
I was working at my dream job. I was working at Nike, which brought together the hip-hop and the advertising. They’re the best storytellers in the game. It was working at Nike that exposed me to the mamba mentality. There was something called mindfulness behind the mamba mentality. I found out there was this guy that Kobe [Bryant] worked with named George Mumford. I was stunned that he also worked with Michael Jordan. I started to read as much as I could about Goerge Mumford. I read this book called The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance. I started to hear my story in his story and he was talking about recovery. I realized, there are layers to this. To this day, I am still going through those layers and levels.
Around 2018, I had been let go from Nike and I was in my practice, meditating daily. When I started thinking of a mediation club, I don’t want to just meditate in silence. I have participated in those environments and it always felt like something was missing, like I was leaving a part of myself out. I thought of Sufism and was like, they don’t leave that out. Music is very spiritual. So music had to be at the forefront of the mediation clubhouse. I started to consider it through Kendrick Lamar’s latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. The song “The Heart Part 5” that was released while I was on retreat. I listened to it on repeat. It was a mantra. There is a period, early on in the song, where he just stops the record, the music continues, and he just breathes.
[During COVID isolation], I started doing the mediation club over Zoom. We just listened to several songs from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers as mediations. Like I did with Life After Death when I was a kid. When the song ends, take up whatever space you need to take up. I just ask you take it up with dignity. You can sit up. You can lay down, just let the spine be divine. Let it be aligned. Then, what I think really brings it home, is we got to talk about your experience. It may be different. That’s when I started to see how I could use my certifications to hold that space, hold that container open for folks to get vulnerable.
I am fortunate that I can get a text message from George Mumford on a Wednesday morning. But I also know that if I get that, I got to give it away. That brings me to the life I am in now. It’s cool that I got a chance to be helped, but now it’s time to spin the block and help others that maybe don’t even know there is a way out.
Taylor Swift is anything but an anti-hero, as far as Sophie Turner is concerned. In an interview with British Vogue published Wednesday (May 15), the Game of Thrones actress opened up about temporarily living with her daughters in the pop star’s New York City apartment last year amid her divorce from Joe Jonas, calling the pop superstar an “absolute hero” for supporting her through the challenging time.
According to the publication, Turner had long felt uncomfortable cultivating a relationship with Swift given the 14-time Grammy winner’s past romance with the Jonas Brothers band member. Things changed, however, when the Do Revenge star split from Jonas.
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When she arrived in New York City last fall to sort out a custody disagreement with her ex, she reached out to Swift for rental recommendations. Instead, the “Karma” musician offered up her own place for free.
“I’ve never been more grateful to anyone than I am for her because she took my children and me, and provided us with a home and a safe space,” said Turner, sho shares 3-year-old Willa and 1-year-old Delphine with Jonas. “She really has a heart of gold.”
During that time, Swift was often spotted hanging out and grabbing dinner with Turner in the city. In October, the pair attended one of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs games at MetLife Stadium together.
Simultaneously, gossip sites began painting Turner as an inattentive mother with an unhealthy love for partying. “It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother – mum guilt is so real!” she said of the rumors. “I just kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You are a good mum and you’ve never been a partier.’”
“There were some days that I didn’t know if I was going to make it,” Turner added. “I would call my lawyer saying, ‘I can’t do this. I just can’t.’ I was just never strong enough to stand up for myself. And then, finally, after two weeks of me being in a rut, she reminded me that it was my children I was fighting for.”
Turner also said that she’s now focused on forming a healthy co-parenting relationship with Jonas, who filed for divorce in September. Shortly afterward, the pair posted a joint statement calling the split a “united decision” and writing, “We have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage.”
Later that month, Turner sued Jonas for the “wrongful retention” of their two children in New York. By mid-October, however, they tentatively resolved their custody battle after a four-day mediation period. “After a productive and successful mediation, we have agreed that the children will spend time equally in loving homes in both the U.S. and the UK.,” they said in a joint statement shared with Billboard. “We look forward to being great co-parents.”
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Coi Leray is ready for summer and showing off classic kicks for Footlocker’s “Start With Sneakers” campaign launched on Tuesday (May 14). The newly minted Footlocker brand ambassador debuted her first campaign as part of a yearlong partnership with the sneaker retailer.
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The 27-year-old recording artists teamed with Footlocker to curate a selection of signature Adidas styles and fresh releases that are suitable for spring and summer. The collection includes women’s sneakers and three-stripes apparel such as the Adidas Maxi ($60) pictured below, the Adidas Originals Adibreak Skirt ($60), Adidas Three-Stripe Baby Tee ($35), leggings ($60), track pants ($35) and booty shorts ($35).
Coi Leray ‘Start with Sneakers’ Campaign
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The “Players” rapper models a bunch of different Adidas sneakers including the Originals Gazelle ($100), Originals SL 72 ($100) and Originals Campus 00 ($110). Other styles include the bestselling Adidas Originals Samba OG, Originals Sambae, and Gazelle Bold, which retails for $100-$110.
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In the campaign, Coi slips into different style moods — from “corporate chic” to “crochet baddie with a Venice twist” — paired with Adidas sneakers.
Coi Leray ‘Start with Sneakers’ Campaign
And she might be taking Adidas sneakers on the road. The rapper will be joining Jhené Aiko on The Magic Hour tour, also featuring Tink, Umi and Kiana Ledé.
The tour launches in Detroit on June 19, and will stop in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Brooklyn, N.Y., San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, Vancouver, B.C. and other cities before wrapping in Columbus, Ohio on Aug. 22.
Watch the “Start With Sneakers” campaign below.
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Zayn Malik is reflecting on his past relationships ahead of his new album, Room Under the Stairs, from breaking off his engagement to Perrie Edwards to welcoming a daughter with ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid.
In a Nylon interview published Tuesday (May 14) — just three days ahead of the release of his new record — the former One Direction star shared that he’s currently happily single. But years ago, he was making wedding plans with the Little Mix vocalist, before the couple called off their two-year engagement in 2015.
“From 17 to 21, I was in a relationship,” he told the publication. “I was engaged and [planned to get] married and I didn’t know anything about anything at that point. I thought I did, because I was 21. I was legally allowed to do everything, but I didn’t know s–t.”
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“I never really had a girlfriend [growing up],” Malik continued. “My parents were kind of old-school, so I never brought a girlfriend home or anything. When I got the chance to do that, I jumped straight in, two feet first, and was like, ‘I’m going to have a girlfriend, and she’s going to live with me. This makes me a grown man.’”
A few months after he and Edwards split, the “Love Like This” singer sparked romance rumors with Hadid. The couple went on to date on and off for about six years and welcomed daughter Khai in September 2020, before breaking up for good in late 2021.
“From 21 to 27, I was with Gi, and we had a kid,” Malik said in a rare comment about the supermodel. “I didn’t really take much time to get to know myself.”
“I only have my daughter 50% of the time,” he added. “I would have her 90% if I could. We go see Disney on Ice or we go see the Nickelodeon theme park. Or we go to the beach. That’s how I get out.”
Now living in rural Pennsylvania, Malik is gearing up to premiere his new country-tinged sound May 17 with Room Under the Stairs, for which he also plans to embark on a tour. And for now, he says he feels “really content and happy with being single for the first time in [his] life,” although he admits his recent history does include a bit of experimentation with dating apps.
“It’s not been too successful for me, I’ll be honest,” he said in the interview of Tinder. “Everyone accused me of catfishing. They’re like, ‘What are you using Zayn Malik’s pictures for?’ I’ve been kicked off once or twice.”