Simon Cowell attended the press launch for Britain's Got Talent today and one of the conversation topics was Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction. The X Factor judge had a lot to say, discussing Zayn's solo career and how One Direction will continue as a foursome. Fifty five-year-old Simon said: "He's a fantastic singer. "He's got to get his head together a little bit, he needs some time on his own, as he said to be a normal 22-year-old, which he's gonna have. "I've always said to all of them, 'The future is bright for all of you, depending on what you want to do'. "We've always hoped that One Direction would stay together for a long time and my hunch is it still will". Zayn recently decided to quit the band Simon continued: "I wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly. You just have to deal with it. "As long as the boys want it and I think they do, they will continue to be successful. They've not got over it but they've got used to it". The music producer also commented on 1D's Louis Tomlinson's recent Twitter spat with Naughty Boy, adding: "You can't work together for this long if you're not friends. [That was just] a little spat that happened, people were getting a bit emotional. "The only thing that matters is that the boys are happy, everyone is in a different place at the moment".