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Zayn Malik has been announced as the latest famous face to settle down and read a children's book on CBeebies bedtime stories.
The singer, 31, will read Music Is In Everything by actor and singer Ziggy Marley, the son of reggae musician Bob Marley.
Illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, the picture book is an ode to power and song.
The former One Direction star revealed he picked the book because he sings and reads to his daughter at night-time before she goes to sleep.
Zayn said: 'I chose this book because I love Bob Marley, and because music and reading are both important to me as a parent.
Zayn Malik has been announced as the latest famous face to settle down and read a children's book on CBeebies bedtime stories
The singer, 31, will read Music Is In Everything by actor and singer Ziggy Marley, the son of reggae musician Bob Marley
'I sing to my daughter at night-time when she goes to sleep and I read to her at bedtime too.
'I feel like this will be something really cool to show her, so I'm up for reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story.'
Zayn and ex girlfriend American model Gigi Hadid, 29, welcomed their daughter Khai in September 2020.
He is joining the likes of his former bandmate Harry Styles by appearing on the hit evening children's programme.
Fans were quick to point out that it is 'nearly two years' to the day since the As It Was singer appeared on CBeebies wearing his spotted pajamas to read, In Every House, In Every Street by Jess Hitchman.
'Bedtime stories with Zarry!!! Exactly 2 years apart. Zayn basically reading a bedtime story on 2 year anniversary of Harry doing the same. Lovely.'
'Zayn appearing on BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Stories? Zayn will be reading us a bedtime story? In his beautiful accent? Omg little kids are gonna love it. It's me,I'm little kids'.
'OMG, first Harry now Zayn. My 1d heart can't take this'.
The former One Direction star revealed he picked the book because he sings and reads to his daughter at night-time before she goes to sleep
Zayn said: 'I chose this book because music and reading are both important to me as a parent. I sing to my daughter at night-time when she goes to sleep and I read to her at bedtime too'
'I feel like this will be something really cool to show her, so I'm up for reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story,' Zayn added
Zayn and ex girlfriend American model Gigi Hadid , 29, welcomed their daughter Khai in September 2020 - pictured 2016
Other musicians including Dolly Parton, Sir Elton John and Ed Sheeran have also all taken part in the programme.
It comes after Zayn brought fans to tears as he performed his first ever solo gig in London on Friday night, nine years after leaving One Direction.
The star took to the stage at Shepherd's Bush Empire, just hours after he released his highly-anticipated fourth album Room Under The Stairs.
Fans dubbed his new album a 'masterpiece' and confessed they could cry with how proud they were after watching the singer at his sold-out performance.
Zayn sang live on his own for the first time at Shepherd's Bush Empire - nine years after he quit the famous boy band.
In awe of the singer's set, fans flocked to X to heap praise on the Pillowtalk hitmaker.
One penned: 'Zayn really smashed it tonight!!!!! The vocals! the visuals! the atmosphere!', while others wrote: 'It was definitely the best night of my life. Thank you Zayn. Thank you for always growing and showing us that if we can dream about it we can have it. So so proud
