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Lily Waddell

Inside 'pregnant' Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik's rocky journey as he battled anxiety

"Pregnant" Gigi Hadid has been a rock to Zayn Malik throughout their relationship and his anxiety battles.

Their love story took off at the end of 2015 and now five years on the couple were reported to be expecting a baby.

It was full steam ahead in 2016 where the model featured in his music video Pillowtalk, the couple enjoyed everything in New York City and they tread their first red carpet together.

Their romance hasn't been an easy, steady ride amid the former One Direction star's battles with his mental health.

"Pregnant" Gigi Hadid has been a rock to Zayn Malik throughout their relationship and his anxiety battles (Getty Images)

The on-off couple have split up over the years but it seemed the lovebirds were finally ready to settle with their baby news.

It was Gigi who gave Zayn the confidence to tread the red carpet in the limelight.

The model had her lover's back when the pop star pulled the plug on his performances because of his anxiety.

Zayn lamented his mental health had "haunted" him through the months around live performances.

Gigi stood firmly by him as she applauded his move to step down as "brave".

The couple quickly became one of the showbiz power couples.

Their love story took off at the end of 2015 and now five years on the couple were reported to be expecting a baby (Instagram)

Her confidence was something which always fascinated and attracted her lover.

The Pillowtalk hitmaker gushed about how the catwalk queen "carried" her confidence well.

He told Evening Standard in November 2016: “She’s a very intelligent woman.

Her confidence was something which always fascinated and attracted her lover (Getty Images North America)

"She knows how to carry herself. She’s quite classy and that. She’s not, like, arrogant in any way, she’s confident.

"She carries it well. She’s cool."

Their baby news comes just after Gigi celebrated her 25th birthday in isolation with her family and Zayn.

They have been holed up at her family home together.

 
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