Zayn gets performance anxiety
Singer Zayn Malik, who devastated One Direction fans when he left the chart-topping boy band last year, has cancelled a concert in Dubai, saying "anxiety issues" did not make him confident enough to perform a major solo show. The 23-year-old was due to appear at a show in Dubai on October 7 but concert organisers said it had been cancelled and that ticket holders would be refunded."I have been working over the past three months to overcome my extreme anxiety around major live solo performances and I feel I am making progress," Malik told fans on the organisers' website. "But I have today acknowledged that I do not feel sufficiently confident to move forward with the planned show in Dubai in October ... I am truly sorry to disappoint you."Malik left One Direction after five years, saying he wanted to lead a normal life. A few months later, the remaining four members said they would be taking a break. ..
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