One Direction singer Liam Payne sent fans into a frenzy after he shared a nude photo of himself.

The 20-year-old singer, known as the most responsible member of the boyband shared the racy image on Instagram, showing him posing in the buff on board a speedboat. His arms outstretched, he protected his modesty with some pixels.

"Damn that was my last pair!" he wrote about his smalls.

The picture excited followers. One fan, named giselle.666, wrote: " Need this in my life no blurr!" while cj251d said: " Tease."

Liam, who is dating Sophia Smith, later posted another photo of him wearing his black trunks, with the caption: "Oh I found them never mind aha."

One Direction are to release their s econd feature film for one weekend only.

One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film, which was recorded at Milan's San Siro stadium during their European leg, will be released in cinemas on October 11 and 12. The film will feature the full concert as well as an interview with the band and behind-the-scenes footage.