He was once known as one fifth of the tween boyband, One Direction.
But Liam Payne, 23, appeared to put his preppy past firmly behind him as he channelled gangster chic for a performance of his new single Get Low in Trafalgar Square in London.
Wearing a chunky gold sovereign ring on his little finger, the former pop crooner shed his squeaky clean image as he puffed away on a cigarette with a cheeky look on his face.