In an interview for the December issue of British Vogue, the former One Direction singer was asked if he would call himself a Muslim to which he replied, “No I wouldn’t.”

The 25-year-old added that he considers religious beliefs to be a very personal matter between the person and whatever they choose to believe and that he doesn’t like talking about them as that can lead to a lot of trouble.

Zayn also spoke of his relationship with his former band mates saying he was not in contact with them.

"I ain't spoke to any of them for a long time, to be honest with you. That's just the way it is. There's things that happen and things that were said after I left... Snide things. Small things that I would never have expected."