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In a recent episode of the popular YouTube talk show ‘Hot Ones’, singer Zayn Malik shared a story about a time when he came to the aid of his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles during one of their concerts.
“There’s actually footage of it, and it’s actually amazing because it makes me look great,” Malik humorously remarked before delving into the details of the 2013 incident where the ‘Watermelon Sugar’ artist narrowly escaped a pyrotechnical mishap.
“Harry was right next to a pyro, and the pyro was about to go off because they were on timers. And he had a towel over his head, and he had his head over the pyro, and he didn’t see that the pyro was there. So, you see me run from one side of the stage and just push him out of the way, and the pyro kind of like explodes in front of his face,” Malik said. “That was really dangerous.”
Malik also discussed additional technological challenges the band faced throughout their years together. The snippet of the video is now viral with fans going crazy on how he still remembers his One Direction days.
Footage of the incident shows Malik swiftly approaching Styles, who is seen wiping his head with a towel, and guiding him away from the flames. Meanwhile, Niall Horan and Liam Payne appear preoccupied, leaving Louis Tomlinson as the sole observer of the close shave.
Watch the video below:
The video was posted by the fan page @HLDPromo on X and has quickly amassed over 78,000 views within hours. The post has also garnered more than 3 thousand likes and 727 retweets, all sparked by Zayn Malik’s mention of Harry Styles.
The responses and discussions under this post evoke a wave of nostalgia.
A user referenced the former duo name they were recognised by and penned, “Zarry was not on my 2024 bingo card.” A fan added, “I got way too emotional hearing zayn talk about harry and this moment. Too much really.” One more user, almost emotional, wrote, “This is the part of growing up, healing and remembering the good times. I wasn’t prepared for Zayn to talk about One Direction in such a beautiful way. I realized that He Remembers it all, like the best little details.”
