Louis Tomlinson is seen for the first time since revealing he ‘despises’ social media star Logan Paul as he arrives at Capital FM to promote his new album

Louis Tomlinson has stepped out for the first time since revealing the ‘horrible’ star that he ‘despises.’

The One Direction star, 33, was seen heading to Capital FM on Wednesday, after taking aim at YouTube star Logan Paul over remarks he made about his bandmates.

Louis was in high spirits as he arrived at Global Studios in London to promote his new album How Did I Get Here? which he’s set to release in January 2026.

The star was joined by Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who opted for a fun sheer printed catsuit ahead of her appearance on the radio show.

Earlier this week, Louis revealed he will ‘forever despise’ YouTuber Logan Paul after the interview he did with Liam Payne. 

The singer took aim at the influencer who interviewed Liam in 2022 where he made controversial remarks about his One Direction bandmates. 

Louis Tomlinson, 33, has stepped out for the first time since revealing the ‘horrible’ star that he ‘despises’, as he headed to Capital Radio to promote his new album on Wednesday

The One Direction star was seen heading to Capital FM on Wednesday, after taking aim at YouTube star Logan Paul over remarks he made baout his bandmates

Louis was in high spirits as he arrived at Global Studios in London to promote his new album How Did I Get Here? which he’s set to release in January 2026

Louis didn’t hold back when discussing Logan, telling the Independent: ‘I f***ing forever despise [Logan Paul], horrible, horrible little f***er.

‘I think that’s also the problem with some of this new ‘media’. ‘I would like to think most journalists… some journalists have a duty of care.’

In his June 2022 interview with Logan, Liam claimed he had been thrown up a wall by one of his bandmates.

He called Zayn Malik a ‘d**k’, adding there were ‘many reasons why I dislike Zayn’ and alluded to the singer’s altercation with Yolanda Hadid the previous year. 

Louis agreed with Liam’s assessment however, saying: ‘It was, definitely. It was definitely a role that was assigned to him. That is the truth.’

The star admitted the video is ‘hard for me to watch back’. 

Liam’s headline-grabbing claims did not go down well with fans, and they took to Twitter to drag the hitmaker with viral memes and starting joke trends about blocking his social media accounts.

He later apologised for his comments, saying he had a ‘chip on my shoulder’ and ‘took it out on everyone else’.

The star stopped to pose for some selfies with fans waiting to see him outside the radio studios

Leigh-Anne Pinnock was also seen arriving at the Global building to promote her new song Been A Minute

The former Little Mix star flashed her bra in an eye-catching pair of sheer printed trousers and a matching top

Leigh-Anne added to her 70s-inspired look with chunky black platform heels and a long blue trench coat

Leigh-Anne has been promoting her new track ahead of her new album My Ego Told Me To, which is set for release in February 2026

He added that he ‘loves my boys’ while appearing to refer to the One Direction members – Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn and Louis.

Liam said that the criticism had led to things going ‘quite dark’ for him and that he didn’t leave his house for three months, but that he was able to laugh at the jokes.

Liam suffered a fatal fall off a hotel balcony in Argentina in October 2024 at the age of 31, and a subsequent toxicology report revealed alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system.

Earlier this month, Louis said Liam’s death ‘completely put a pin in’ a potential One Direction reunion.

The singer explained how his late friend had been ‘campaigning’ for the Best Song Ever hitmakers to reunite, but now Louis doesn’t believe it ‘would be right’ following Liam’s tragic passing.

Louis took aim at Logan Paul, who interviewed Liam Payne (pictured) in 2022 where he made controversial remarks about his One Direction bandmates

Liam didn’t hold back when discussing Logan, telling the Independent : ‘I f***ing forever despise [Logan Paul], horrible, horrible little f***er’ (Logan pictured in June 2025) 

Speaking to Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Louis said: ‘Never say never, right, but I’m just not sure it would be right to him [Liam].

‘Say for the sake of argument, 25 year’s time, it’s like a f*****g Oasis thing, they offer us an arm and a leg, and they’re like, ‘Come back and do this many shows’.

‘I don’t know. It’s just completely put a pin in all of that.

‘And the irony is, there was no one campaigning for One Direction to get back more than Liam. I would say I came in a close second.

‘There are now only three other people on the planet that will deeply understand my professional journey.’ 

Louis went on to add that he and his fellow bandmates Harry, Niall and Zayn all ‘massively’ looked up to Liam during their time in the hit band. 

He added: ‘When I put up my post about him [Liam], I really wanted him to be remembered the way that he should be remembered.

‘I could just go on and talk all day about how amazing he was, but I think we all looked up to him.

‘I don’t think we would have been brave enough to say at that age when I was in the band, I think I would’ve had too much pride, but we all looked up to him massively.’