Back when Zayn Malik and Rebecca Ferguson had a bit of an X Factor romance going on in 2010, they definitely had somewhat of a hard time from the press because of their age gap.
But after the two seemed to split on some not so great terms, it seems Rebecca has had time to think about it all - and has gone and branded the whole thing mistake. GETTING TO SNOG ZAYN MALIK ISN'T QUITE WHAT WE'D CALL A MISTAKE.
Yep, R-Fergs has been chatting to the Independent and reflected on her old relationship with el Maliko, admitting that it probably wasn't the best idea - and then kind of blamed the music industry for not being able to 'follow her heart'. Agh.
Talking to the paper about Zayn, she revealed: "That was my first mistake. I was 23, he was 18. Of course, if it was a 23-year-old guy dating an 18-year-old girl, no one would have batted an eyelid, but this way around was a big deal, apparently.