Zayn Malik appears to pine after Perrie Edwards lookalike Nicola Peltz in new video for It's You... after he hinted the 'break-up track' is about his former fiancée
He famously used his current girlfriend, Gigi Hadid in the video for his debut solo track, Pillowtalk.
However, Zayn Malik seemed to pine after a Perrie Edwards lookalike in the video for his latest single, which was released on Monday.
The 23-year-old heartthrob announced the drop of the new video for It's You on his Instagram account, with a brooding black and white teaser.
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Pining for Perrie: Zayn released the music video for his new single, It's You, today. During the track the star is seen to long after Perrie Edwards lookalike, Nicola Peltz
The video opens with a close up of glamorous actress, Nicola Peltz, 21.
With beautiful doe-eyes and glossy platinum locks, the 21-year-old Transformers: Age Of Extinction star seems to have been positioned especially for her strikingly similar look.
The blonde beauty is seen to stare off into the distance as the singer watches her wistfully from the window of his luxurious apartment.
Nicola then sheds her black kimono as she strips off for a dip in the pool and the camera lingers on her pert posterior.
As the scene changes, a tuxedo-clad Zayn is again seen to long after the stunning actress as she flirts with another man from across the room.
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Strikingly similar: With beautiful doe-eyes and glossy platinum locks, the 21-year-old actress seems to have been chosen because of her similarities with Zayn's ex
Watching her every move: Zayn seemed to be watching Nicola from across the room as he sits suited and booted at the bar
However, the song, which is dubbed the 'Perrie Edwards break-up track', does not have a happy ending.
And instead, Nicola is seen to float towards a classic car in an elegant white ballgown before driving off into the distance.
The former One Direction star had previously shared a 15-second teaser of the video in February.
And the track has already been linked to Perrie because in the lyrics he can be heard calling out a former flame's 'lies' and 'selfishness'.
He sings: 'She got her own reason for talking to me. She don’t give a f*** about what I need', the lyrics read. 'Tell me your lies because I just can’t face it'.
See Zayn Malik updates as he pines after Nicola Peltz in It's You video
Spot the difference: Nicola seemed to have been chosen especially for her resemblance to Perrie (right)
A former flame: Zayn and Perrie(pictured with Little Mix co-star Leigh-Anne Pinnock) split last August amid claims he had dumped her by text, something which he has strenuously denied
He also asks: 'Could it be that it’s a lesson that I never had to learn? I looked at it like a blessing and now it’s just a curse.'
Zayn and Perrie split last August amid claims he had dumped her by text, something which he has strenuously denied.
Lost love: Nicola bears a striking resemblance to Zayn's former fiancee Perrie Edwards, pictured here with the star in January 2014
Zayn's decision to feature a different girl in his latest video may strike some fans as unusual since Gigi's appearance in his debut solo material helped him some way to bagging its 134M views.
When explicit track Pillowtalk was paired with the similarly racy visual accompaniment, viewers went wild for the couple's natural, on-screen chemistry.
For some, it was also a first glimpse at their steamy relationship following brief sightings in the States once they'd confirmed their relationship.
Replaced: Zayn's girlfriend Gigi appeared in the video for his debut solo single Pillowtalk
Steamy: Their on-screen chemistry was a hit with fans, who got their first glimpse of the couple's steamy budding relationship
Match made in heaven: Victoria's Secret Angel Gigi's surprise appearance no doubt help Zayn to land some 134M views with the track
Zayn first hinted that Perrie would come up in the new album Mind Of Mine when he revealed to DJ Zane Lowe that he was still engaged when he penned some of the tracks.
Broadcaster Zane insisted: ‘There’s a song on the record called It’s You which is to me I can tell a real centre-piece for the album. Vocally certainly.’
Later adding: ‘It’s about the break-up of your relationship, clearly,’ without any argument from the singer Zayn.
Writing's on the wall: Zayn confessed that his debut solo album Mind Of Mine was written when he was still engaged
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