Gigi Hadid 'holds special place' for Zayn Malik amid Bradley Cooper romance

Gigi Hadid is making headlines with her rumoured romance with Bradley Cooper, but her feelings for Zayn Malik have everyone buzzing.

A source revealed to Life & Style that the supermodel is genuinely impressed by the former One Direction heartthrob, with whom she co-parents their adorable four-year-old daughter, Khai Malik.

"They obviously went through a horrible break-up," the source began to spill the beans on their relationship. "But they’ve worked through things for the sake of their daughter and are getting along really well again."

"Zayn has really mellowed out. He’s done so much growing up and is in a much better place now, mentally and emotionally," they continued. "It’s such a relief for everyone in his life, especially Gigi,"

Of course, sharing her most treasured daughter with Malik, 31, "She will always have a special place in her heart for him and has totally forgiven him for what he put her through."

Leaving bitter memories in the past, with Malik's progress of evolving as a person and a father, Gigi could see through his efforts and is "really impressed with all the work he’s done on himself and raves about what a great daddy he is to Khai."

The Dusk Till Dawn chart topper and Hadid, 29, were in an on-and-off relationship that ended in October 2021 following an alleged altercation involving Malik and Hadid’s mother, Yolanda.