15 Facts About Zara McDermott

Zara Nicole McDermott was born on 14 December 1996 and is an English reality television personality.

Zara McDermott was born on 14 December 1996 in the London Borough of Havering, England to Alan and Karen Zara McDermott.

At the age of 14, Zara McDermott was suspended from her secondary school after sending nude photos to a boy.

Zara McDermott discussed both incidents in her BBC documentary, Revenge Porn.

Zara McDermott previously worked for the Department for Education as a policy advisor.

In May 2019, Zara McDermott began dating television personality Sam Thompson.

In June 2018, Zara McDermott became a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island.

Zara McDermott 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.

In October 2019, Zara 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.

Zara McDermott made her last appearance on the show in December 2020.

Zara McDermott admitted that she had felt like the least successful person from her series of Love Island and wanted to take an unconventional approach to success.

In March 2022, Zara McDermott presented the dating series Love in the Flesh on BBC Three.

In July 2023, Zara McDermott presented the documentary Gaia: A Death on Dancing Ledge, based on the disappearance and death of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland.

Zara McDermott became the first Love Island cast member to be cast on the series.

Zara McDermott was paired with Graziano Di Prima and they were the fifth couple to be eliminated Halloween Week.