After the story about Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik's dinner date went viral, Page Six spoke to an insider who claimed that the two singers actually had a fling circa 2012. At the time, they could have gone on double dates with another pop power couple: Gomez's pal Taylor Swift and Malik's ex-bandmate Harry Styles. "They had a thing years ago," said the source. "It doesn't surprise me at all that they're potentially together [today]."
While Gomez and Malik were apparently able to fly under the radar at the time, they didn't try to hide their mutual attraction for one another. Before One Direction's breakup, the topic of Gomez came up in a 2013 interview at the NRJ Music Awards. Malik said of the "Only Murders in the Building" star, "I would definitely kiss her." Extra later informed a shocked Gomez that every member of the group had said that they would love to lock lips with her. And when she was asked which guy she'd prefer to make-out with (since she had her pick), she didn't hesitate very long before choosing Malik. According to the Evening Standard, two years later, Gomez told Key 103 FM she was interested in connecting with Malik after his 1D exit. "I know Zayn, so it's almost like if he would ever want to reach out, he knows that he could," she said.
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