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14 of the quickest reactions to Zayn leaving One Direction

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Mar 25th 2015, 6:08 PM 9,991 Views 1 Comment

WELL, IT’S HAPPENED. Just days after he dropped out of the boyband’s world tour, Zayn Malik has quit One Direction.

Fans are understandably very sad that this beautiful face will no longer feature in the One Direction lineup:

zaynhair Source: Instagram/louteasdale

But everyone else on Twitter is having a field day. There have been jokes. Many, many jokes.

There were terrible puns

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So it's Two Directions now? @AP: BREAKING: Boyband One Direction says Zayn Malik has left the group.
— Ranjeni Munusamy (@RanjeniM) March 25, 2015

Source: Ranjeni Munusamy/Twitter

There were ruminations about the prophetic title of their latest album

Zayn took the name of the album Four too far
— grace (@ljpshmile) March 25, 2015

Source: hope your happy Zayn/Twitter

Lots of people are hoping that he has a normal life for himself

Retrain as a vet, maybe, Zayn?

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Many took the time to revisit the finest piece of Zayn fan fiction ever to exist

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People are lamenting that we lost Zayn, Jeremy Clarkson and Henry Shefflin all in the one day

So Henry Shefflin is presenting Top Gear, Zayn Malik to play for Kilkenny this summer & Clarkson is in One Direction. It's very confusing
— Neil Brazil (@NeilBrazil) March 25, 2015

Source: Neil Brazil/Twitter

Shefflin retires, Zayn leaves One Direction, Clarkson sacked, I'm expecting the apocalypse any moment now. #crazyday
— Jacqui Hurley (@jacquihurley) March 25, 2015

Source: Jacqui Hurley/Twitter

There are LOADS of lame jokes about Clarkson and Zayn switching roles

So, so many.

Clarkson sacked by the beeb, Zayn leaves 1d, coincidence? I think not... pic.twitter.com/EyZGpex7Hl
— Joseph (@_joebyrne) March 25, 2015

Source: joe b/Twitter

Plot twist: Jeremy Clarkson and Zayn Malik team up to create a boyband called "Top Direction"
— KT🌼 (@katie_madill) March 25, 2015

Source: Katie/Twitter

Bit torn between joining Top Gear or One Direction
— John Prescott (@johnprescott) March 25, 2015

Source: John Prescott/Twitter

(Yes, that is former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK John Prescott.)

And many are reminiscing on the fateful days that Robbie left Take That, and Bryan (Brian) McFadden departed Westlife

The question is, will #zayn do a Robbie or a Brian McFadden?
— Ellie O'Mahoney (@Ellieomahoney) March 25, 2015

Source: Ellie O'Mahoney/Twitter

Zayn leaves #OneDirection 20 years after Robbie left Take That. My teenage self of 1995 stands in solidarity with the Directioners.
— Charlene White (@CharleneWhite) March 25, 2015

Source: Charlene White/Twitter

Zayn always had such a Brian McFadden vibe about him nyway
— kmin #CeasefireNow (@hurricaim) March 25, 2015

Source: dj caimo:L/Twitter

Awaiting Zayn’s debut solo single with bated breath. Personally, we’re hoping he goes for a Brian McFadden/Real To Me vibe. But that’s just us.

More: And then there were four – Zayn just announced he’s leaving One Direction>

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14 of the quickest reactions to Zayn leaving One Direction