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Zayn Malik’s daughter may be following in his footsteps
The “Die For Me” singer sat down with Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper to talk about his career and life as a dad, where he shared the career his daughter Khai, 4, is currently interested in pursuing
Malik welcomed his daughter in September 2020
Zayn Malik‘s daughter may have a future in the industry.
During the Wednesday, Feb. 11 episode of Call Her Daddy, the “Die For Me” singer, 33, opened up to host Alex Cooper about the career path his daughter Khai, 4, may want to pursue. Malik, who became a dad in September 2020, shared that his little girl is really into K-Pop and currently hopes to become a K-Pop star in the future.
“She definitely wants to be a K-Pop star,” he told Cooper, 31. “She’s big into K-Pop.”
Asked how he feels about the possibility of his daughter following in his footsteps, the doting dad said that he’d rather “keep her away” from the industry, but will “support her” if it makes her happy.
“I’m just gonna have to support her,” he said. “But me personally, yeah, I would like to keep her away from some of the headache that this job entails, you know?”
Back in July, the former One Direction member shared a rare snap of himself with his daughter Khai via his Instagram Stories, as the father-daughter pair enjoyed K-Pop group BLACKPINK in concert. The picture showed Khai, whom the musician shares with his ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid, and Malik facing the crowd with their hands in the air.
“@Blackpinkofficial thank you 🙂 Me & Khai loved it ❤️,” he wrote in text over the photo.
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Elsewhere in the podcast, the singer revealed that he gave his daughter a large sum of money when she lost her first tooth.
“It’s everything. Even to the degree that like, you know, I’m raising her in an environment that isn’t the same as everybody’s,” he told Cooper. “Her dad is a pop star. Her mom is a model, and certain things that she does in life might not always reflect what other people’s understanding of reality is.”
“So I think I gave her a bit too much money from the Tooth Fairy,” he added with a smile. When Cooper asked how much he gave, Malik responded, “$500.”
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