Zayn Malik started 2015 on an auspicious note following the nude photo leak after fiancé Perrie Edwards iPhone allegedly got hacked. The One Direction star and the Little Mix singer rang in the New Year with elaborate costumes.

The nude photo of Zayn Malik was first published on Oh No They Didn't showing the One Direction star's prominent heart tattoo.

There were no explanations as to how the website has gotten hold of the nude photo except for this caption: "OMG SO APPARENTLY PERRIE'S ICLOUD GOT HACKED."

Hollywood Life noted that the alleged Zayn Malik's nude photo leak looked very much like the One Direction star, although it's difficult to be sure because the face is covered and the image is quite dark.

"At first glance, the tattoos in the photo seem to match up with Zayn's, including one of a pair of wings at the top of his chest and another of a heart on the lower right side of his stomach," it said. "But upon closer inspection, it looks like the heart is much higher on Zayn than on the fellow in this picture."

But Inquistr said that a nude photo of Zayn Malik as a result of hacking wouldn't be too far-fetched in light of what happened with "The Fappening."

"It wouldn't be shocking if the nude photo of Malik turned out to be the real deal. Last September, celebrities learned just how easy it was for hackers to get their hands on their personal," it said.

For now, however, Zayn Malik and fiancée Perrie Edwards are silent on the issue. The couple rang in the New Year with costumes for a party in their hometown in England. The One Direction star looked strikingly similar to Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands while the Little Mix singer was dressed as the famed Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.