Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik have been snapped hanging out together after posing in a fan picture together, and fans have lost their minds.
The duo became famous in 2010 in the pop band One Direction, alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, and the late popstar Liam Payne.
In March 2015, Zayn broke the hearts of fans across the world as he decided to leave the band. The group then went on ‘hiatus’ in 2016 and has yet to reunite as a group.
It had been reported that there was some bad blood between Louis and Zayn, who had been close while in the band together, but had exchanged barbs online the decade after the Pillowtalk singer left the band.
Now it appears the former friends are back to being besties, after a fan snapped an image with Louis and Zayn while in New York.
Eliana Zambrano shared a snap of himself with the singers online, immediately sending fans into a tailspin as the image went viral.
‘We’ve WAITED for times like these,’ said midnightmmrys on X.
‘Omg a mini 1D reunion moment ….’ commented dravanta1305.
‘1D reunion vibes 💫 this made my day😍😍,’ said ShruGawade.
‘This makes me happy. A few bumps in th road but their friendship reconnected,’ said NE__2017.
‘Louis & Zayn reunited… absolutely NOT on my 2025 bingo card!!! Brb crying😭😭😭😭😭,’ said philosophicallz.
The pair had a public spat on Twitter a decade ago after, something Louis acknowledged years afterwards, admitting he was young and silly.
At the time, performer Naughty Boy posted a picture of himself and Zayn with the caption ‘Replace this’.
Zayn retweeted the image, and Louis retaliated with a tweet.
‘Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha ! Some people still do HA! Louis penned.
‘Remember when you had a life and stopped making b****y comments about mine ?’ Zayn then tweeted to Louis directly.
The pair reunited at the end of last year for the funeral of their One Direction bandmate Payne.
At the time of Liam’s death, the band released a group statement that read: ‘In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.
‘The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.’
The pair have been seen getting closer this year, with Louis attending Zayn’s gig in January. Zayn gave Louis a shout-out while in the crowd, telling his audience: ‘Tonight is kind of special. An old friend of mine is here supporting me tonight.’
He looked at the balcony and added: ‘He’s sitting somewhere here. I don’t want to give his location away, but Louis is here tonight.’
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