Gigi Hadid tells fans to 'chill'

Model Gigi Hadid is rumoured to be dating Zayn Malik after breaking up with Joe Jonas. Photo / AP

Gigi Hadid has pleaded with fans not to be so judgemental after pictures emerged of her holding hands with Zayn Malik.

The 20-year-old model was photographed leaving West Hollywood nightspot The Nice Guy with Malik on Sunday night, prompting a gossip frenzy on the back of rumours the two stars are dating.

Former One Direction memeber, Zayn Malik. Photo / AP

Hadid's ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas unfollowed the pretty blonde on Instagram, and deleted an image of himself with Malik at a fashion show earlier this year, suggesting he was far from happy about the new romance.

The model has now taken to social media to address the rumours for the first time, although she was careful not to directly refer to Malik or Jonas.

Recording artist Joe Jonas. Photo / AFP

"There's just no need to be judgmental about situations that are not your own," Hadid tweeted. "Let live."

"I've found the only way to happiness is by living as though the microscope isn't there. If there was a real way to sit with each one of you and tell you my side of things, I would. But there's not, so I won't."

Hadid deleted the messages, and replaced them by writing: "Sometimes life just happens ... For whatever reason in whatever timing. And sometimes it doesn't make sense til it does. That's it."

She deleted that post too, and instead shared a picture of a beach scene with the word "CHILL".

:) pic.twitter.com/I2DH8lv2hy

— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) November 30, 2015

Hadid was first linked to Malik earlier this month after they were seen at Justin Bieber's American Music Awards party.

They have since been seen together on a number of occasions and Malik caused something of an internet frenzy last week when he posted an Instagram shot, which appeared to show him wearing Gigi's glasses.

However, the hand holding pictures were the first confirmation that Malik and Hadid are romantically involved.

The relationship between the singer and catwalk model comes just weeks after Hadid split from Jonas, and months after Malik ended his engagement to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards.

- WENN