Rough Night? Zayn Malik Looks Grim In London One Day After Leaving One Direction Over His Hard Partying — 9 New Photos
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Mar. 26 2015, Published 5:08 p.m. ET
Zayn Malik’s shocking decision to quit One Direction broke hearts all over the world, and RadarOnline.com has a gallery of the first photos of the singer since the split — which sources say was over his partying.
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![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/ib1SlB8gN/401x500/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-01.jpg 401w)
The day after Zayn Malik quit One Direction he was photographed arriving at a London studio.
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The 22-year-old sports a full beard and has a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/ArlmoeJ6Z/390x500/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-03.jpg 390w)
Malik was looking rough, and multiple sources told RadarOnline.com that and he was given an ultimatum – either clean up or get out. Here he is arriving at Heathrow airport after leaving the Asian leg of the tour.
![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hS1KRP99Z/344x500/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-05.jpg 344w)
"Zayn’s alcohol and drug use became a huge problem," a source connected to the upper management for the band told Radar.
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![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/z0Nyulgg0/286x499/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-06.jpg 286w)
"He chose not to get clean and that is when they parted ways," the insider said.
![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BQVmy9sz5/413x500/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-08.jpg 413w)
Malik’s band mates, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne are still on tour without him.
![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/7wFJH1EUz/408x500/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-09.jpg 408w)
"They gave him every opportunity to clean up his act, but he just couldn’t do it," the source told Radar.
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His fiancée Perrie Edwards is standing by him.
![Zayn Malik Quits One Direction -- First Photos At London Studio After Split](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/480x376/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/640x501/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/768x601/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/1024x801/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/1280x1001/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/1440x1126/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/1600x1251/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/FThTKZsJq/2160x1689/2015/03/zayn-malik-quits-one-direction-first-photos-london-studio-07.jpg 2160w)
Another source told Radar, "He is in bad shape, which is the real reason he went home to London.