'It's like he never left!' Harry Styles welcomes back Zayn Malik on the One Direction US tour following death of his aunt



Groupies throw themselves at them everywhere they go.

But for One Direction - it's all about the bromance.

Harry Styles was elated to welcome back Zayn Malik to their North American tour after the Bradford teenager was forced to miss dates following the death of his aunt.

Back in action: Zayn Malik has returned to the One Direction US tour following the death of his aunt

Floppy haired Harry tweeted a picture of a grinning Zayn sticking his tongue out and posing in sunglasses, accompanied with the caption: 'Like he never left'.

Prior to posting the snapshot, Harry was clearly excited at the return of his bandmate, saying: 'Off to a radio interview...first show tonight with Zayn back...It's gonna be fun :)'

Zayn also reached out to fans, tweeting: 'Back in the US can't wait to see the boys hopefully they haven't missed me too much aha ! :D x x'



The 19-year-old rushed back to the UK last Wednesday for the funeral.

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The heartthrob missed several dates, where the boyband are supporting US group Big Time Rush.

Harry announced the news on Twitter last week.



He tweeted: 'Zayn has suffered a loss in his family & has had to go home for a few days so won't be at our next shows in the US.



'Our thoughts are with him and his family at this sad time.'

In true One Direction fans style, #StayStrongZayn quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.

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Although he didn't reference the death directly on his Twitter page, Zayn did retweet a message from a fan which read: 'God has no Phone, but I talk to him. He has no Facebook, but he is still my friend. He does not have a twitter, but I still follow him. (sic)'

The remainder of the band continued with dates over the following week, stopping in Mashantucket, Fairfax, Boston, Houston and Durham.

A spokesperson for One Direction confirmed the news to Mail Online and asked that the family's privacy be respected at this time.

There is further excitement for the boys as a free live gig was announced via The Today Show.