One Direction Is a Girl Group Now

On Tuesday, the world learned model Gigi Hadid and musician Zayn Malik were reportedly expecting their first child together. Today, there’s a gender reveal: according to TMZ, Hadid and Malik are allegedly expecting a girl. This is exciting news, because it means Malik is the third member of One Direction to become a dad, and the first to become a #GirlDad. As you surely recall, 1D’s Louis Tomlinson became the first father, when Freddie Reign Tomlinson was born in 2016. Liam Payne followed in 2016, when his then-girlfriend, singer Cheryl Cole, had Bear Grey Payne. Now that Hadid and Malik are looking at a future as parents, that can only mean one thing: One Direction is a girl group now. Or, at the very least, they will have created one. Here’s how I see it going down:

Unnamed Hadid-Malik baby, the mysterious one: She’s broody, but she’s got a falsetto like nobody’s business. Inevitably, she’ll be the first to leave the band, but her career will be eclipsed by the other fan favorite.
Raddix Madden, child of Cameron Diaz and Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden, the leader: The other fan favorite. Though girl groups are meant to be democratizing forces, just like boy bands, there’s always one who has the cheeky charisma to light up a room.
Birdie Mae Johnson, Jessica Simpson and footballer Eric Johnson’s kid, the cute one: She’s a sweetheart, and maybe she’ll break out an acoustic guitar for the ballads.
Freeya Carel Gellin, daughter of Orange Is the New Black’s Danielle Brooks, the responsible one: Consider her the Liam Payne of the group—every group needs an older sister time to hit those lower notes and keep the rest in check.