Can One Direction's Zayn Malik escape the perils of young fame?

Updated April 6 2015 - 10:18am, first published March 27 2015 - 8:12am

The ascent to fame is as rocky as it is ecstatic. Stories of childhood stars who have reached the heady heights and had a hard descent have become sadly standard.

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