Tooth Fairy

Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik drew widespread attention Wednesday after revealing he left approximately $680 under his five-year-old daughter Khai’s pillow when she lost her first tooth, in what he described as an instinct to overcompensate rooted in his own modest upbringing.

The 33-year-old made the disclosure during the February 11 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, his first major sit-down interview in nearly six years. Host Alex Cooper visibly reacted to the figure, initially siding with Gigi Hadid, Khai’s mother, who Zayn Malik said had reprimanded him over the extravagant gesture. “I think I gave her a …