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Zara Nicole McDermott (born 14 December 1996) is an English media personality. After working for the Department for Education as a policy advisor, she became a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island. She has since appeared on The X Factor: Celebrity and Made in Chelsea and has gone on to present her own BBC documentaries, Revenge Porn and Uncovering Rape Culture, based on her own experiences. In 2022, she began presenting the dating series Love in the Flesh on BBC Three.

Zara McDermott
Born	Zara Nicole McDermott (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 25) Havering, Essex, England
Occupation	Television personality model singer television presenter
Television	Love Island The X Factor: Celebrity Made in Chelsea

Early and personal life

McDermott was born on 14 December 1996 in the London Borough of Havering, Essex, England to Alan and Karen McDermott.[1][2][3] In 2009, McDermott, her parents and her younger brother Brad appeared on the BBC television series Wanted Down Under, where they considered moving to Australia.[4] They featured on the show again in 2013, on Wanted Down Under: Revisited, which saw the family discuss why they decided to remain in the United Kingdom.[5] At the age of 14, McDermott was suspended from her secondary school after sending nude photos to another boy.[6] During her time on Love Island, McDermott's nude photos were leaked again. She discussed both incidents in her BBC documentary Revenge Porn.[7]

McDermott previously worked for the Department for Education as a policy advisor.[8][9] McDermott began dating television personality Sam Thompson in May 2019.[10] A year into the relationship, McDermott cheated on Thompson, however, they later announced that they had got back together.[11][12]

Career

In June 2018, McDermott became a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island.[13] She entered the villa as a "bombshell" contestant on Day 15 and coupled up with Adam Collard, before being dumped from the villa ten days later.[14] In October 2019, McDermott took part in The X Factor: Celebrity as part of No Love Lost, a group which featured her Love Island co-stars Eyal Booker, Samira Mighty and Wes Nelson.[15] They were mentored by Louis Walsh and finished in eighth place. The same month, McDermott began appearing as a cast member on the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea, alongside Thompson.[16] She made her last appearance on the show in December 2020.[17]

In February 2021, McDermott appeared in her own BBC documentary, Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn, which saw her recall the experience of having her nude photos leaked as a teenager.[18] She later appeared in a follow up documentary, Zara McDermott: Uncovering Rape Culture, in November, which saw McDermott draw on her own experience of almost being raped.[19][20] In March 2022, McDermott began presenting Love in the Flesh on BBC Three.[21] The premise of the show featured couples who had only ever spoken online, meeting in person for the first time.[22]

Filmography

As herself

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2009	Wanted Down Under	Participant; 1 episode	[4]
2013	Wanted Down Under: Revisited	Participant; 1 episode	[5]
2018	Love Island	Contestant; series 4	[13]
2018	Politics Live	Guest; 1 episode	[23]
2018	Panorama	Guest; 1 episode	[24]
2019–2020	Made in Chelsea	Cast member	[17]
2019	The X Factor: Celebrity	Contestant; 8th place	[15]
2021	Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn	Presenter	[7]
2021	Zara McDermott: Uncovering Rape Culture	Presenter	[19]
2022	Love in the Flesh	Presenter	[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	National Television Awards	Authored Documentary	Pending	[25]

References

External links

• Zara McDermott at IMDb

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