text: Barefoot  Louis Tomlinson perches on the edge of a sofa as he appears to roll a joint in a shocking new picture obtained by Daily Mail Online and seen here for the first time today. The image which shows the One Direction member poised with the suspicious roll-up and sitting next to a plastic tub containing a dry, green weed-like substance and rolling paper was taken on Wednesday amid 48 hours during which Tomlinson has been seen partying hard. That same day Tomlinson, 23, was photographed returning to his London hotel in a disheveled state clutching a glass of water. Louis, newly single having split from long-term girlfriend Eleanor Calder, left London’s Cirque du Soir nightclub at 4am this morning and returned to his hotel in the company of five girls. Scroll down for video . After the party: Louis Tomlinson returns to his hotel in London's Soho yesterday, after partying. It appears to be after the pictures were taken . In today’s new picture, apparently taken in London  during this two-day party session, Tomlinson appears to be smiling as he balances a magazine on his lap, smiling distractedly at a girl by his side as he prepares the suspicious cigarette. It is the latest blow to the boy band just one month after Zayn Malik announced his decision to quit the band. Shortly before his announcement it had emerged that Zayn, 22, and Louis were being forced to post bonds worth close to $12,000 to be allowed into the Philippines where they were due to play a concert in Manila. The money was to be forfeited if either were caught using illegal drugs while there. And today’s picture comes in the wake of a video filmed last April where the pair were seen joking about drugs as they appeared to share a joint during the Latin American Leg of their 2014 stadium tour. The explosive video obtained by Daily Mail Online last May sent shock waves through One Direction’s young fan base. 'Happy days': What Louis Tomlinson was heard saying as Zayn Malik smoked what appeared to be marijuana as the band was ferried to a stadium in Lima, the capital of Peru, for a concert . Still partying: Louis Tomlinson heading for a night on the town in London yesterday . Crowd in: One Direction star Louis Tomlinson leaves London's Cirque Du Soir with five girls, who went back with him to his hotel in Soho . Louis could be heard narrating from behind the camera as he filmed his bandmate on their way to a One Direction concert in Lima, Peru. At one point he announced: ‘So here we are, leaving Peru. Joint lit. Happy days!’ Fellow band members Harry Styles, Liam Payn and Niall Horan were not present as, during the 15 minute journey in a smoke filled SUV, Louis, from Doncaster, and Zayn, from Bradford, joked with each other and three members of their crew who are travelling with them. A member of the team asked about the filming: ‘Are we allowed to talk contraband in this?’ Louis replied: ‘Yes, that’s what it is about.’ Current line-up: The four-member version of One Direction performs in South Africa last month after the departure of Zayn Malik to pursue a solo career . The way they were: Clean-cut One Direction - from left Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne . Adopting a faux serious tone as he focused on Zayn who sat beside him wearing jeans and a Bob Marley T-shirt, Louis said: ‘Zayn takes his job very seriously. He makes sure he goes through a two hour intense warm-up before every show. Just to get himself in the zone for the show. ‘One very, very important factor of Zayn’s warm up of course is Mary J herself. IN fact I will present it to him now for some fantastic singing.’ The band faced heavy criticism after the video leak with thousands of fans dumping tickets to their shows. Liam Payne tweeted an apology saying, ‘I love my boys and maybe things have gone a little sideways. I apologize for that.’ He added: ‘We are only in our 20s and we all do stupid things at this age.’ Daily Mail Online has approached the band's spokesman for comment.
target: Photograph taken of 23-year-old boy band star partying in London .
  Appears to be rolling a joint and is beside box of green substance .
  Tomlinson has been partying hard for 48 hours and went clubbing last night .
  Comes after Tomlinson appeared on exclusive Daily Mail Online video in which Zayn Malik appeared to smoke drug .
  Bandmate Liam Payne then issued apology for video .