<p class="title">Celebrity couple Zayn Malik and supermodel Gigi Hadid on Tuesday announced they had split up after two years of dating, with both posting statements of mutual love and respect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Malik, a former member of British boy band One Direction, and Hadid, a model for Victoria's Secret, Fendi and Tommy Hilfiger, gave no reason for the split.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Malik, 25, said in a Twitter statement that he and Hadid "had an incredibly meaningful, loving and fun relationship" and that he had huge admiration for her "as a woman and a friend."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hadid, 22, said in her own Twitter posting that breakup statements "often seem impersonal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">She wished Malik the best for the future, saying "I'm forever grateful for the love, time and life lessons that Z and I shared."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two started dating in late 2015 and became one of the most sought-after celebrity couples after they appeared together in Malik's romantic "Pillowtalk" music video in January 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They went public with their relationship by appearing together at the Met Gala in May 2016 and were photographed together on the August 2017 cover of Vogue magazine. </p>
<p class="title">Celebrity couple Zayn Malik and supermodel Gigi Hadid on Tuesday announced they had split up after two years of dating, with both posting statements of mutual love and respect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Malik, a former member of British boy band One Direction, and Hadid, a model for Victoria's Secret, Fendi and Tommy Hilfiger, gave no reason for the split.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Malik, 25, said in a Twitter statement that he and Hadid "had an incredibly meaningful, loving and fun relationship" and that he had huge admiration for her "as a woman and a friend."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hadid, 22, said in her own Twitter posting that breakup statements "often seem impersonal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">She wished Malik the best for the future, saying "I'm forever grateful for the love, time and life lessons that Z and I shared."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two started dating in late 2015 and became one of the most sought-after celebrity couples after they appeared together in Malik's romantic "Pillowtalk" music video in January 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They went public with their relationship by appearing together at the Met Gala in May 2016 and were photographed together on the August 2017 cover of Vogue magazine. </p>