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Nooooooo!

Zayn Malik just shaved his beard off, but he left a hideous soul patch! Why?! We know he was in a boyband, but he doesn't need to adopt Backstreet Boys circa 1999 facial hair! We wonder what girlfriend Gigi Hadid thinks of his new look?

We don't know how much longer the "Pillow Talk" crooner and the supermodel will be together if the British heartthrob's mom has her way! Tricia Malik allegedly thinks the catwalker is "too Hollywood" and "spotlight seeking," and wants her son to date a normal chick. "Tricia wants Zayn to find a nice girl; she’s not sure Gigi fits the bill,” a source dished to OK! magazine.

Bring back the scruff, dude!