Zayn Malik has been linked with Burberry model Neelam Gill following his split from Perrie Edwards. Now the former One Direction star is reportedly eyeing married woman Lily Allen, as a source said he has been sending her sexy text messages.

A source told The Sun that Zayn has always fancied Allen since 2013 but has just come up with the courage to start texting her. They have reportedly been communicating since Malik's split from Edwards last month.

"Zayn fancies Lily and has made that very clear. He has even sent her X-rated pics and raunchy texts which Lily has told quite a few people in her close circle about. She's flattered," the source told The Sun.

Zayn and Lily reportedly met in November 2013 when One Direction boarded a flight from London to Los Angeles. Lily even joked of their encounter as an opportunity for her not to join the mile high club.

They met again in 2014 during the rehearsals for the Brit Awards in February. According to Mirror UK, it's probable that they may have met again a few times after that.

Zayn and Lily reportedly have something in common, and it's their penchant for smoking weed. In 2014, the pair, along with soon-to-be-dad Louis Tomlinson, were caught smoking marijuana in a video.

Rumors of Zayn's interest in Lily came after reports of the singer's estranged relationship with her husband, Sam Cooper. It's believed their marriage is on the rocks after Sam learned of Lily being on dating apps Tinder and Raya.

Lily's representative has yet to respond to The Sun's request for comments about her rumored communication with Zayn, while Malik's rep declined to comment.

This news came after a source told Reveal magazine (via Mirror UK) that Zayn has been texting ex-fiancée Perrie for reconciliation. Malik has reportedly been sending messages to the "Little Mix" singer in his attempt to win her back.

"He's been sending sentimental messages ever since, talking about their close bond and all the fun they had," the source told Reveal.

The source further told Reveal that Zayn is "keeping his options open until he works out what he wants." He has reportedly also explained to Perrie that nothing romantic is going on between him and Neelam. According to the source, the former One Direction singer has been hanging out with Neelam just to make Perrie jealous.

"Zayn is basically playing the two women off each other," the source told Reveal magazine.

However, Zayn's efforts at getting back together with Perrie seems to have failed, as she has reportedly brushed away his attempt. It's unclear yet if Perrie will forgive Malik for breaking up their engagement.