Specifically, "What do you think is the cosmological effect of Zayn leaving One Direction and consequently breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls across the world?"

"Finally, a question about something important," Hawking said, not missing a beat. Hawking then gave his take on how Directioners should cope with the untimely loss. 'My advice to any heartbroken young girl is to pay close attention to the study of theoretical physics because one day there may well be proof of multiple universes," he explained.