Simon Cowell Gets Candid on Zayn Malik's One Direction Departure

Simon Cowell recently spoke candidly about his thoughts on Zayn Malik‘s departure from One Direction!

“He’s a fantastic singer. Um, look, he’s got to get his head together a little bit,” the 55-year-old judge shared about the 22-year-old singer at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions in London. “He needs some time on his own, as he said, to be a normal 22-year-old, which he’s gonna have.”

Simon added about possibly signing Zayn as a solo artist, “I can’t give anything away.” Watch the video below!

If you weren’t aware, Simon has helped managed One Direction since 2010 after they were discovered on X Factor UK.