Liam Payne reaches out to Zayn Malik on 1D's anniversary

"Wowwwww 5 years 5 boys what an amazing journey I couldn't thank you all ever enough and thank you Louis, Niall, Harry and Zayn for everything."

LIAM PAYNE THANKED former band mate Zayn Malik as One Direction celebrated five years together as a group. While Malik quit the group earlier this year, Payne still made a point of acknowledging his part in making them so successful since they were first formed on The X Factor, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"Wowwwww 5 years 5 boys what an amazing journey I couldn't thank you all ever enough and thank you Louis, Niall, Harry and Zayn for everything," Payne posted on Twitter.
Malik responded by re-tweeting the message for his own followers to see and writing "thanks bro".
Niall Horan also celebrated the anniversary, taking to Twitter to thank fans. He wrote: "5 years, literally sitting down talking about last night. Insane! I remember the day we were out together like it was yesterday!"
Harry Styles wrote an emotional message, tweeting: "We have been a band for five years. And it is impossible to thank anyone enough for all the support they have given us over this time." Louis Tomlinson tweeted: "Every single day we are thankful for the platform that you incredible people gave us. What an amazing 5 years it's been!!"