Zayn Malik read letters to his granddad

Los Angeles Sep 10 (IANS) Singer Zayn Malik used to read letters to his granddad who didn t speak much English which led to the star s love for books.

"I read a lot as a kid. I don t know if I ve ever said this but my granddad used to get me to read letters. He s actually first-generation Pakistani. He was born in India before India and Pakistan were divided " Malik told Fader magazine reports femalefirst.co.uk.

He added: "He came over and he didn t speak a lot of English so he used to get me to read his letters to him when I was like three or four. So I developed a real want to read things all the time. I would read books constantly as a child."

The "Dusk till dawn" hitmaker still has a passion for reading and he admits he s obsessed with "conspiracy theory" books at the moment.

He added: "I m still a reader. I ve read a lot of different kinds of things. At the minute I probably spend too much time reading conspiracy theory books that give my mind way too much information that I probably don t need. I like reading books about aliens and space."

Reading is not Zayn s only hobby though as he says he s also got quite the green thumb and enjoys growing cucumbers and tomatoes in his garden.

"I ve been gardening a lot. I ve got cucumber plants tomato plants onions all kinds of crazy things growing. I just went to the local garden shop and bought seeds packets read the instructions and tried it at home "he said.

The "Pillow talk" hitmaker added: "We ve got some trees too - lemon trees and apple trees and grapes."

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