Zayn Malik ‘Lost a Brother’ When Liam Payne Died—Here’s the Real Reason Why He Left One Direction The Citizen 11 months ago He announced his departure in 2015, a year before the boyband went on hiatus. Source: Stylecaster.com Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp