• Zayn's birth name is actually spelled 'Zain'. It wasn't until The X Factor that he decided to change the spelling to 'Zayn' because he liked how it looked. He has still not legally changed the spelling.
• He accidentaly smashed a Vespa in 2012.
• His worst habit is being late.
• Harry says that Zayn is a sick cook.
• His name means "beautiful" in Arabic.
• He's afraid of open water.
• He has size 8-and-a half feet.
• He had never had a passport or been on a plane before One Direction.
• He smokes but is trying to quit.
• Zayn wrote his own verse in the song "What Makes You Beautiful".
• His favorite color is blue.
• He is engaged to Perrie Edwards from Little Mix.