Cody Simpson and Gigi Hadid are on ''different paths''.

The 'Pretty Brown Eyes' hitmaker and the 20-year-old model went their separate ways earlier this year but Cody has insisted there is no ''animosity'' between the pair.

He said: ''People grow in different ways and separate, you know?

''We'll never have any animosity between us, as it should be, and I want to be supportive of her. We're just on different paths right now.''

The 18-year-old star also opened up about fame, admitting he finds the Hollywood ''gossip'' a struggle.

He told Yahoo! Style: ''I stay in Venice Beach. My close friends are surfers. They don't give a f**k about the entertainment industry. They're my haven.

''In Hollywood, people can be so creative and so inspiring, but the gossip there, and the people who judge other people - make themselves feel better or figure out ways to be better than everyone else - that's what I don't like.

''When people ask, 'How can you be friends with this person? They dated this person, didn't you know? Oh my gosh, are you dating this person now?!' I'm not, by the way.''