Zayn Malik revealed that he gave his daughter Khai £500 (approximately $700) after she lost her first baby tooth, sharing the detail during a recent appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper.

Speaking on the episode, the former One Direction member discussed his approach to parenting and his desire to provide generously for Khai, whom he shares with model Gigi Hadid. Malik contrasted his daughter’s upbringing with his own, describing his childhood as modest and noting that Khai’s circumstances are different given her parents’ careers.

“Her father is a global musician, her mother is a world-class model, and her reality is naturally different from others,” Malik said on the podcast, adding that traditional ideas of “normal” can be relative in their household.

Malik acknowledged that some may view the Tooth Fairy gift as excessive. He also noted that he received little for lost teeth when he was growing up. When Cooper suggested that Hadid might find the amount high, Malik responded, “I’ve earned everything I have through hard work, so I don’t feel the need to justify how I treat my daughter.”