Zayn Malik who gained world wide fame as a member of One Direction and recently as a solo artist has revealed in a recent interview how he was interrogated at US airports.  

Zayn was interrogated twice when he traveled to the US as a member of One Direction. 

Recently, in an interview, Zayn Malik opened up about the incident and said that he was subjected to interrogation when he traveled to the US in the beginning.

The Pillowtalk star said he had to undergo questioning and "further processing" due to his name and ethnicity as he was raised as a Muslim.

"The first time I came to America, I had three security checks before I got on the plane; first they said that I?d been randomly selected, and then they said it was something to do with my name, it was flagging something on their system" Zayn Malik said.

"Then when I landed, it was like a movie. They kept me there for three hours, questioning me about all kinds of crazy stuff. I was 17, my first time in America, jet-lagged off the plane, confused. The same thing happened the next time too" he added.