Zayn Malik has upset his loyal fan-base by posting a photo of himself smoking a cigarette on Instagram.
The monochrome image shows the former One Direction member staring into the camera and holding a rolled-up cigarette, as smoke drifts from his mouth.
The singer shared the photo with the 1.9million Instagram followers he has gathered, despite the fact his account only features 11 images.
The photograph appears to be Malik’s latest attempt at creating the persona of a serious artist with a bad-boy edge, as he has filled his Instagram with black and white images of him playing instruments, smoking and gesturing from a yacht deck.
Read more:
Interview magazine unveils 'Selfie' issue Zayn Malik
The dos and don'ts of dumping if you're famous
Perrie Edwards breaks down during Little Mix performance
Zayn Malik has furious Twitter spat with Calvin Harris
Zayn Malik fans misunderstand singer's tweet, wrongly think he's taking meth
But his fans aren’t best pleased, and have urged him to stop smoking.
“Please, no zayn, noooo,” wrote jhulidrew.
“I'm not saying angry I'm saying betrayed and yes u can't stop your self from feeling betrayed,” said another with the username k_lxnv.
Directionerfrenchies simply pleaded: “NOO STOP PLEASE.”
Malik posted the image days after it was announced he would be among celebrities to appear on an issue of Interview magazine devoted to selfies.
Victoria Beckham, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Zayn Malik and photographer Mert Alas will also feature on their own dedicated covers.
