Gigi Hadid pictured for the first time since Zayn Malik split - and her phone case has an important message

Single: Gigi Hadid recently split from former One Direction star boyfriend Zayn Malik: Splash News
Single: Gigi Hadid recently split from former One Direction star boyfriend Zayn Malik: Splash News

Gigi Hadid has stepped out for the first time since her split with Zayn Malik – and her phone case has an important message.

The A-List couple announced their break up earlier this week, with them both sharing emotional messages on social media.

But while Malik has continued to up his online presence, the model has kept a low profile and off platform.

Returning to her apartment in New York on Thursday, Hadid was spotted holding her phone in a case emblazoned with: “Social media seriously harms your mental health.”

Spotted: Gigi Hadid has been pictured for the first time since her split with Zayn Malik (Splash News)
Spotted: Gigi Hadid has been pictured for the first time since her split with Zayn Malik (Splash News)

The pair called time on their relationship earlier this month, having been together two years, with Hadid insisting she will “continue to support him as a friend”.

Posting on Twitter, she wrote: “Breakup statements often seem impersonal because there is really no way to put into words what two people experience together over a few years.. not only in the relationship, but in life in general. I’m forever grateful for the love, time, and life lessons that Z and I shared.”

Message: Gigi Hadid's phone case message was pictured clearly (Splash News)
Message: Gigi Hadid's phone case message was pictured clearly (Splash News)

She continued: “I want nothing but the best for him and will continue to support him as a friend that I have immense respect and love for.

“As for the future, whatever’s meant to be will always be. xG.”

Her statement came as Malik unfollowed her and her mother Yolanda on Instagram, just after posting his own confirmation of the news after it was rumoured in the press.

The couple started dating in late 2015 before going public with their romance on Instagram. They starred together in Malik’s music video for Pillowtalk and posed for a Vogue shoot before making their red carpet debut at the 2016 Met Gala.