As it’s now past midday in the UK, it’s time to come clean by saying… April Fool’s Day!

If you hadn’t guessed already, Zayn Malik won’t be joining the new series of Doctor Who after all. The ‘announcement’ that the former 1D member will be replacing Jenna Coleman as the Doctor’s next companion was our April Fool’s prank for this year, and we hope you all enjoyed it.

It definitely created a stir on Twitter, though. Here are some of our favourite reactions!

@WhovianNet haha! The 1D crowd will be hunting you down!

— Guy (@SohoGuy) March 31, 2015

why would zayn malik go on doctor who lmao — stevetony rija (@616STEVETONY) March 31, 2015

@WhovianNet @londonjustin I knew this was the only direction he was going in. — Matt Erren (@Lumpy_Matt) April 1, 2015

@WhovianNet … For a second, I had a heart attack. Then I realised it’s April 1st.

— TylerHatch (@Hatch_Milly_200) April 1, 2015

@WhovianNet @RaggedyFanStore I have a feeling this might be an April Fool’s joke. But then again, I’m really not sure what to think. — Alyssa (@Acoustic_Alyssa) April 1, 2015

@WhovianNet why do you torture me this way i forgot tomorrow is april 1st for a second

— al (prongs) ☀ (@DontGoBilbo) April 1, 2015

I know this is probably fake but I would LOVE to see this! #doctorwho @zaynmalik http://t.co/yZLaCfreTw — melissa :) (@hustler4life_) April 1, 2015

@WhovianNet This news is as serious as the Myrka is convincing.

— Jay Barry (@JbmastaWa) March 31, 2015

i’m personally offended by this only bc it would actually be cute omg http://t.co/IPqIRAMMsw — Fatima Bilal (@FatimaBilal2) March 31, 2015

@WhovianNet APRIL FOOL. Please.

— Marian Weaver (@crazyjane13) March 31, 2015

Who knows? One day we might actually get to meet Henry Joseph the university student…