Around the same time the official One Direction account is reactivated, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan re-follow their former bandmate on Twitter.

• Apr 14, 2020

AceShowbiz - One Direction has given the biggest hint to date that they're set to reunite with Zayn Malik after re-following their former bandmate on Twitter.

The "Pillowtalk" hitmaker was an original member of the group from 2010 to 2015, when he sensationally quit the band and went solo, leaving Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan to continue as a four-piece.

The stars have made no secret of their subsequent feud with Zayn, with Niall recently commenting the star "never really spoke to" the group after walking away from the spotlight.

However, eagle-eyed fans have spotted a development in their relationship, as all four members of the group re-followed Zayn on Twitter - around the same time the official One Direction account was also reactivated.

Posting with the hashtag #OneDirectionReunion, fans also spotted the group's imagery on Apple Music had been updated to include Zayn. And according to several users, the list of band members displayed on Google has also been amended to include all five stars once again.

During a recent interview, Liam hinted at a forthcoming reunion - though he didn't name Zayn as part of the plans.

"We've all been speaking together a lot over the last few weeks, which has been really nice," he said. "To hear a lot of people's voices and seeing old content and different things that we haven't seen for a long time or never seen before, it's very interesting... More than anything it's just been a real good time for us to connect together again."

One Direction rose to fame on U.K. TV talent show "The X Factor" in 2010, and topped charts worldwide with hits including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Night Changes", "History" and "Story of My Life".