Zayn Malik debuts full shaved head: Former One Direction singer receives backlash from fans on Twitter

Zayn Malik shaves head — Trisha Malik and Zayn Malik attend The Asian Awards 2015 at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 17 April 2015 in London Getty

Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik received criticism from fans for his new haircut.

The 22-year-old made his first solo appearance after he quit the British boyband, and showed off his new shaved head at the 2015 Asian Awards, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on 17 April.

Malik's fans took to Twitter to express their disbelief.

There's something different about Zayn Malik we just can't put our finger on http://t.co/xbjHZQpMJL pic.twitter.com/gcjWAqQhvi
— HuffPost UK Entertainment (@HuffPostUKEnt) April 18, 2015

the evolution of zayn malik's hair pic.twitter.com/pDvxv8PLCz
— Zayn Malik (@HQzaynmaIik) April 18, 2015

Zayn Malik channelling his inner 2007 Britney by shaving his hair
— don (@lolzdonz) April 17, 2015

@zaynmalik WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL HAIR
— 1D UPDATES (@Currently1D) April 17, 2015

.@zaynmalik idk what happened to your hair but I'm assuming it was removed during some sort of satanic blood ritual by naughty boy
— abdul (@Advil) April 17, 2015

SO ITS CONFIRMED THAT ZAYN MALIK SHAVED HIS HAIR OFF SO HARRY STYLES COULD DONATE SOME HAIR TO HIM AW THAT'S TRUE LOVE
— Kat (@cityburnstyles) April 17, 2015

ZAYN MALIK MISSES LIAM PAYNE SO HE JUST IMITATED LIAM'S HAIR BACK IN 2012. #ziam #asianawards pic.twitter.com/3llTrvHUYj
— christine ðŸŒ¼ (@HARINGLARRY) April 17, 2015

Oh shit Zayn Malik has shaved his hair call the army call the navy this is a national emergency
— hodor (@courtneyfeetham) April 18, 2015

Meanwhile, at the award ceremony, Malik paid tribute to his former bandmates as he was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to music.

"I am not really a guy of many words normally, I don't really normally do the speeches. But obviously I have to say thank you for this, this is an amazing evening," he said.

"I am massively honoured to be here tonight. It's incredibly humbling to accept an award on the same stage as some people that I have looked up to throughout my entire life, iconic people such as Shah Rukh Khan. And to be gifted this award by one of my best friends, naughty boy, was also an amazing thing.

"Tonight's about thanks, I want to thank god for allowing me to be able to do what my dreams were. I would like to thank my mum and dad for making me Asian and allowing me to have some sort of an effect on the Asian community, it's a massive honour. I would also like to take this moment to thank four of the best guys that I ever met, whilst being in the band and doing all the amazing things that I did, some of the things that we did will stay with me for the rest of my life and I thank you for that. And, yeah, here's to the future. Thank you very much for everything tonight," Malik said.

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