Zayn Malik fans spent Friday in a frenzy after a viral X post claimed the former One Direction star had come out as bisexual, using lyrics from his new songTake Turnsas supposed proof. The claim, centred on Malik's words about 'boys' and sharing a lover, ricocheted across social media within hours, but the singer has made no such announcement, and there is no verified statement from him confirming any change or clarification about his sexuality.
The news came after the release ofKonnakol, Zayn Malik's new album, which dropped on 17 April and immediately sent fans poring over its lyrics for hidden meanings. In the middle of the usual first-week excitement and promotional noise, one particular track,Take Turns, was seized on as a kind of coded confession. That search for clues, combined with a well‑known parody account on X, appears to have been enough to convince tens of thousands of people that a major personal revelation had taken place when, in reality, nothing of the sort has been confirmed.
Zayn Malik, biseksüel olduğunu açıkladı.pic.twitter.com/RqLUcceCUm
The original post came from @pophasreti, an X account that describes itself as parody and has a track record of fabricating sensational pop‑culture 'news' for engagement. The account asserted that Zayn Malik had 'reportedly' come out as bisexual, without citing any interview, press release, or direct quote.
Despite the lack of sourcing, the tweet rapidly went viral, clocking up more than 100,000 likes and spawning secondary posts that stripped away even the tentative language and presented the claim as fact.
A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn)
At the centre of it all are a handful of lines fromTake Turns. In the refrain, Malik sings: 'Got them boys saying that's unusual / Go on then, what's your take? What's your take on it? / Go and tell ya girl, what you touch / She can take, others tell me / Don't tell what you touch, she can taste / We can one-on-one until the sun's up.'
Zayn Malik comes out as bisexual in his new album.pic.twitter.com/qY3grKxiUc
For some listeners, those references to 'boys' and the suggestion of both a male and female presence in a sexual scenario were read as a nod tobisexuality. Others argued online that Malik was simply painting a provocative scene, as countless R&B and pop tracks have done before him, and that stretching this into a definitive label was wishful thinking at best.
What is clear is that Zayn Malik has not publicly addressed the bisexual rumours at all. There has been no formal coming-out statement, no on‑the‑record confirmation, and no corroborating report from a reputable outlet. As of publication, the only 'source' for the story is a self‑identified parody account and the interpretations of fans dissecting lyrics.
Source: International Business Times UK
