Zayn Malik has disappointed his fans after he pulled out of an event at the last minute.
The singer had organised an album signing for the release of his highly-anticipated fourth album Room Under The Stairs.
The organisers had blamed “unforeseen circumstances” as the former One Direction singer was forced to cancel the event on Saturday.
The 31-year-old had planned to “meet and greet” fans at Banquet Records in London – with many travelling across the country for a chance to meet the star.
The event was rescheduled to the following day and those who were unable to make it were offered a signed album posted to their address or a full refund – although many were still disappointed.
One father who took his 14-year-old daughter told the Daily Mail: “There were lots of disappointed faces as fans – mainly teen girls – had flocked from across Europe to see him.”
“I’d travelled in from South London so not very far but some of the girls near me had come all the way from Germany. I don’t think a lot of them were able to make Sunday’s signing session and were absolutely gutted.”
“There were already hundreds of girls milling around the outside of the shop when I turned up with my daughter on Saturday afternoon, the queue was snaking round the corner.”
He continued: “There was supposed to be four hour-long signing sessions which started at 2pm and we were in the first.”
“But come 2pm there was no sign of Zayn Malik and it was nearly an hour before we were told that he wasn’t coming due to unforeseen circumstances. Nobody seemed to have a clue what was going on.”
“I was annoyed because I’d paid to travel over` to Kingston-upon-Thames and we’d been waiting in the street for two-hours without knowing what was happening,” he expressed.
“Some of the fans had been there well before us, they’d got to the store early in the morning such was the excitement.”
“So it was no wonder there was so many disappointed faces when the news was announced.”
“I was too irritated to come back yesterday – my daughter instead opted for just a signed record. Neither of us wanted to go through the hassle again.”
“It’s not on really because some of those on Saturday had spent a fortune to be there and travelled thousands of miles and were given no explanation as to why the event was pulled,” he added.
Banquet Records sent an email to fans which read: “We’re really sorry to say today’s Zayn signing sessions have been rescheduled to tomorrow, Sunday 19th May, due to unforeseen circumstances.”
“You will have three options. Option One. Attend the rescheduled event on Sunday.”
“Option Two. Do not attend on Sunday, but have your signed album posted to you.”
“Option Three. Do not attend on Sunday and request a full refund for your order.”
“Thanks for your understanding, and apologies for the very obvious inconvenience and disappointment here,” they added.
Last week, Zayn performed his first-ever solo gig nine years after leaving One Direction.
The singer took to the stage at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London for the release of his highly-anticipated fourth album Room Under The Stairs.
The 31-year-old devastated fans by his shock departure from the iconic boy band in 2015, launching his solo career.
Zayn performed a number of songs from the new album which he suggested is his most personal to date.
