Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid once had a pretty picture-perfect relationship. While Gigi Hadid has dated several other stars, her love for Malik stands out. They seemed in sync, they were often mushy when talking about each other, and there was no indication that anything was wrong. In the fall of 2020, Hadid and music superstar Malik welcomed their daughter Khai Hadid Malik. The next year, they broke up. However, they still seemed like happy new parents who wanted to be around their child as much as possible.
It has been several years since Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik broke up. Does that mean that Malik sees his daughter a lot? Or is Hadid the parent who has sole custody?
Does Zayn Malik See His Daughter Khai Hadid Malik?
Zayn Malik was rumored to date Selena Gomez. While this wasn't the case, fans have been interested in Malik and Hadid's romantic lives ever since their split. Neither one has found true love again. And since they have a baby, they are linked together forever.
In June 2022, Gigi Hadid posted on her Instagram Stories that Zayn Malik was with their young daughter. According to E! News, she doesn't usually show their child on social media.
This shows that Zayn Malik is a big presence in Khai Hadid Malik's life. He definitely seems to care about being there for her and living up to his fatherhood responsibilities.
What is Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid's custody arrangement? In November 2021, Us Weekly reported that they were talking about what their future would look like. A source told the publication, “Gigi met with her lawyers last week. She also met with new lawyers to start helping with custody issues. There will be conversations about custody."
That same year, a source explained to E! News, “It’s a tense situation. Gigi and Zayn are broken up, but intend to co-parent Khai in a peaceful and healthy environment. They are working out custody details. They are in contact over Khai and making decisions for her.”
However, since those articles, it seems that the former couple has decided to keep their exact custody agreement private. And because that information hasn't been shared, it's hard to know exactly how much time Zayn spends with his daughter Khai Hadid Malik.
Gigi Hadid explained to The Sunday Times in March 2023 that Malik is definitely part of Khai's world. This suggests that Malik sees Khai a lot. She said, “That she can be with both parents makes me very happy."
Because Hadid said that Khai is "can be both parents," that could mean that the celebs have joint custody. They sounded like they were interested in figuring out a good agreement that they felt comfortable with.
In an interview with the radio show Valentine In The Morning, Zayn Malik mentioned Khai and how much he loved being with her after she was born. It sounds like the newborn phase went really well for the former pair.
Malik said, "The fact that she's been so easy to adjust to has been surprising to me. I just love spending my days with her, hanging out with her, just doing really relaxing, chill stuff. Just watching kid shows on TV, on Netflix, learning nursery rhymes, rolling around with her, and singing to her. It's a really different pace of life, but it's been really easy to adjust to it, for sure. I think that's the most surprising thing."
Considering the sweet words that Malik shared, it would be really hard to picture him not wanting to see Khai all the time.
How Are Zayn Malik And Gigi Hadid Co-Parenting Their Daughter Khai Hadid Malik?
Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid haven't talked much about their parenting strategy or how they balance raising a daughter together now that they have broken up. They both sound thrilled whenever they do talk about Khai, though. And they appear to be really warm parents.
Gigi Hadid posted some adorable meals for her daughter on Instagram and wrote, "Respect and love to all the mamas out there." She said "what a gift & roller coaster it is to raise a lil human" and continued, "Mine is the greatest joy and love of my life!"
While the stars don't talk in detail about life with Khai Hadid Malik today, Gigi Hadid did talk about bringing Khai into the world in an interview with Vogue in 2021.
She shared that she and Malik saw The Business Of Being Born, a documentary, and felt that giving birth at home instead of a hospital would make the most sense for them.
Hadid said that her mother, Yolanda Hadid, who starred in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, was there at home with her and Malik. She opened up about how much it hurt to be in labor. She told Vogue, “I had to dig deep. I knew it was going to be the craziest pain in my life, but you have to surrender to it and be like, ‘This is what it is.’ I loved that.”
Hadid shared that she thought that an epidural might help, but her midwife told her that it was too late for that.
She even opened up about how she and Malik thought that maybe they would have more children. She told Vogue, “I know my mom and Zayn and Bella were proud of me, but at certain points I saw each of them in terror. Afterward, Z and I looked at each other and were like, We can have some time before we do that again.”
It's always devastating when a couple splits up and even more complex when they have a child together. But Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid seem to be doing incredibly well as co-parents. And Malik absolutely sees his child on a regular basis.
