{"id":3834,"date":"2011-12-01T13:26:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/x-factor-2011-little-mix-perrie-edwards-dating-one-direction-zayn-malik\/"},"modified":"2011-12-01T13:26:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T13:26:22","slug":"x-factor-2011-little-mix-perrie-edwards-dating-one-direction-zayn-malik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/x-factor-2011-little-mix-perrie-edwards-dating-one-direction-zayn-malik\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor 2011: Little Mix Perrie Edwards &#8216;dating One Direction Zayn Malik&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Sarah+Bull\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Bull<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last updated at 1:26 PM on 1st December 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s a match made in reality television heaven &#8211; Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards has apparently started dating One Direction heartthrob Zayn Malik.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The pair are said to have started seeing each other after sharing a steamy encounter following One Direction&#8217;s performance on The X Factor last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They were also spotted cuddling up when One Direction and Little Mix both filmed the video to the show&#8217;s charity single last weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A match made in X Factor heaven! Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards is apparently dating One Direction&#8217;s Zayn Malik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>However, news of Zayn, 18, and Perrie&#8217;s relationship is unlikely to please his bandmate Niall Horan, who has also reportedly been flirting with Perrie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A source told The Sun: &#8216;Zayn has got in there first but Niall is obsessed with her too. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;They met her on the video shoot and have both been trying to win her over.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/b710article-2068415-0F014EDC00000578-396_468x505.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"505\" alt=\"Little Mix\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Glamour girls: Perrie with her Little Mix bandmates at the X Factor secret gig in London last night<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/01\/article-2068415-0D601F0F00000578-149_233x330.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"330\" alt=\"Competition: Zayn's bandmate Niall Horan was also interested in Perrie\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Competition: Zayn&#8217;s bandmate Niall Horan, left, is also interested in Perrie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>But Zayn and Perrie, 18, are said to be keen to keep their relationship as private as possible for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The source added: &#8216;They plan to come out as a couple after The X Factor has finished.&#8217;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>In an interview with Look magazine earlier this week, Perrie remained quiet about her current relationship status, but did reveal: &#8216;I broke up with my boyfriend after The X Factor started. I think I did the right thing.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zayn is no stranger to dating a fellow X Factor contestant, having split from 2010 show runner-up Rebecca Ferguson earlier this year.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpudlian single mother Rebecca had faced much criticism for dating teenager Zayn, who, at 18, was six years her junior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The couple dated for four months before they separated saying they wanted to focus on their careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They are both rumoured to have realised that being single would be better for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/01\/article-2068415-0EF734C300000578-111_468x317.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"317\" alt=\"Belting it out: The girls looked angelic on last weekend's X Factor\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Belting it out: Little Mix looked angelic all dressed in white on last weekend&#8217;s X Factor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Rebecca said after the split: \u2018I\u2019m happy I\u2019ve decided to be single.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;My children, my family and my career are now my world&#8217;, the Sunday Mirror reported.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perrie last night joined her Little Mix bandmates at a secret X Factor gig held at the Talk Talk store in London&#8217;s Soho.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ex files: Rebecca Ferguson and Zayn Malik were dating for four months <\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2068415\/X-Factor-2011-Little-Mix-Perrie-Edwards-dating-One-Direction-Zayn-Malik.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"X Factor 2011: Little Mix Perrie Edwards 'dating One Direction Zayn Malik'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X Factor 2011: Little Mix Perrie Edwards &#8216;dating One Direction Zayn Malik&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sarah Bull Last updated at 1:26 PM on 1st December 2011 It&#8217;s a match made in reality television heaven &#8211; Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards has apparently started dating One Direction heartthrob Zayn Malik. 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