Zara McDermott Salary and Net Worth

Zara McDermott earned huge popularity and revenue after casting on one of the best Netflix series Love Island’s fourth season. According to the web resources McDermott holds a $5 Million USD net worth in 2024.

As a famous presenter & documentary maker McDermott earns impressive amounts from her profession. Moreover,  She also makes a good sum of earnings as an influencer and Instagram model.

Upholstery Brands, Ekornes Stressless, Tetrad, Collins & Hayes, and Living & Dining Brands are some brands, she models as a brand endorsement. She also has collab with her favorite brands such as Calligaris, Cattelan Italia, and Ercol, considering the amount she receives.

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Who is Zara McDermott

Former government adviser, Zara McDermott is a famous American media personality. She made her debut in 2018, the fourth season of a British reality dating show titled, Love Island. After the show, Zara gained over 1.7 million fan followers on her Instagram account.

Zara has also presented her own BBC documentary titled, “Revenge Porn”, “Uncovering Rape Culture” and “Disordered Eating”. In 2022, Zara also presented the dating series titled, “Love in the Flesh” on BBC Three.

Early Life and Family

Presenter and documentary maker, Zara McDermott will turn 28 on her upcoming birthday on 14 Dec. Alan McDermott (Father) and Karen McDermott (Mother) gave birth to their eldest daughter, Zara in 1996 in the London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom.

Zara holds an English nationality and belongs to a white ethnic background. She also has a younger brother named Brad.

McDermott’s family appeared in a 2008, BBC TV show, Wanted Down Under available on YouTube titled, “Wanted Down Under S03E07 McDermott (Adelaide 2009)“.

The program shows, McDermott’s family considering emigrating from the UK to either Australia or New Zealand. Her father was a former senior manager for a large it-company in the UK.

While Zara’s mother was a breast cancer survivor. Despite the hardship, Alan and Karen have raised their children well. On, Jan 13 Zara McDermott shared a photo on her Instagram with her parents, enjoying their night having a family dinner in London, UK.

What is Zara McDermott Height?

Zara McDermott has a perfect height of 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) and a slim body weight of 55 kg (121 lbs). She has maintained a healthy body with measurements of 32-27-24 inches, respectively.

The English media star also has a beautiful pair of dark-brown eyes with a brownish skin tone. Although Zara has natural long black hair she often dyes her hair blonde. She owns a hot and curvaceous body with a sexy model personality.

Zara McDermott: Disordered Eating Documentary & Weight Loss

In 2018, Zara McDermott was body shamed on her picture wearing a bikini, posted on Instagram. She attempted to lose weight and in the process, launched herself into the world of nutrition and fitness with gusto. She followed a high-protein diet to reduce carbohydrates and fats.

Naturally, as a media influencer, her change meant a pivot towards more wellness content. She often posted her workout routines and diet on Instagram and became an influencer.

Although she had inspired many people, her regular updates were met with criticism after her followers branded her ‘anorexic’ and said her content ‘triggered’ their eating disorders.

On November 22, 2022, Zara McDermott made a documentary about the devastating impact of influencers on social media posts on young people struggling with eating disorders. The show was titled, “Disordered Eating” which is broadcast every week on available online via BBC iPlayer.

Why did Zara McDermott and Adam Spilt?

Zara McDermott had quite a chaotic and tumultuous past relationship. She gained fandom through her appearance on the 2018 dating tv-reality show named, Love Island. Where she first met co-star and media personality, Adam Collard.

Zara entered the villa as a bombshell and in the being, she was with fellow bombshell Tom. But things didn’t work out between the pair and in the days before she left they called it a day.

After the show, Adam Collard and Zara dated for almost 8 months and gained huge fans. On Feb 2019, the pair announced the end of their relationship with the media.

Later, Adam started dating influencer, Rosie Williams. On the other hand, Zara McDermott has been dating media personality Sam Thompson since May 2019.

Sam is an English reality star also known for finishing in third place on Celebrity Big Brother, and a radio host on the show named, ‘Hits Radio‘.

Zara McDermott Dating Host Sam Thompson

Zara McDermott and her boyfriend, Sam Thompson have been together for the past five years. Although they are inseparable, their relationship was on the verge of collapsing. Sam and Zara officially announced their relationship on May 2019 to the media.

Both pairs have shared their multiple lovely photos on their individual Instagram accounts. Later on 7th Oct 2019, Sam introduces his girlfriend to his ex-best friend and co-star, Jamie Laing in the British Tv-series titled, “Made in Chelsea“.

After she joined the show, the pair was hit by numerous controversies and they both took a break after their conflict. Later, on 2nd Oct 2020, Zara writes a letter apologizing and admitting to cheating on Sam during her time on “The X Factor: celebrity” show.

Zara begs Sam for forgiveness describing her behavior as “disgusting“. Despite their conflict, on 4th Dec 2020, Sam confirms he was back with his ex, and has already forgiven her mistakes.

Soon on Nov 22, 2020, Zara shared a lovely photo together with her boyfriend at Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort, Mykonos captioned,

“I promise that you will always have my heart.”

After their reunion, both pairs are living happily together. They seem to have lots of adventures and trips together visiting all places. Zara and Sam haven’t married yet, it seems both are unbothered by it and enjoying their current status.

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Zara McDermott Professional Career

Zara McDermott previously worked for the Department of Education as a policy advisor. Later, after her grand appearance on the fourth season of the dating reality show titled, “Love Island”, and rose to stardom.

On day 15, Zara entered the villa as a “bombshell” contestant and paired with her ex-boyfriend, Adam. Unfortunately, she was out after ten days. Through her appearance in the villa, she gained a huge fan following on her social media accounts.

In October 2019, McDermott re-appeared on the British celebrity special edition of “The X Factor: Celebrity” as part of No Love Lost, a group that featured her Love Island with other co-stars.

Following her popularity, Zara McDermott and her boyfriend were cast in the British free-to-air public broadcast Tv-channel, E4 for the TV series titled, “Made in Chelsea“. Which eventually ended with her final appearance in December 2020.

Later, she started her documentaries inspiring many people. Zara McDermott began as a self-popular influencer in the media industry and has gained millions of fan followers.

Zara McDermott’s Uncovering Rape Culture

The documentary titled, “Uncovering Rape Culture” is based on Zara McDermott’s own experience, and she investigates sexism and ‘rape culture’ in Britain.

The BBC Three YouTube channel shared the document titled, “I Wonder What It’s Like For Girls In School Today” – Zara McDermott: Uncovering Rape Culture“.

In 2021, the website Everyone’s Invited shared thousands of anonymous testimonies from schoolgirls sharing stories of sexual assault and harassment based on their own stories.

For educational purposes, Zara McDermott speaks to multiple young women and girls about their experience regarding rape culture. Exploring both state and private schools, Zara speaks to students regarding toxic behaviors that happen to girls by their own classmates.

Zara also meets multiple young women who have been the victim and finds out what action was taken by their schools while their cases were underway. Due to a lack of trust and shame, many others were afraid to confess their experience.

Later, Zara meets the relative of a 12-year-old girl named, Semina Halliwell. Her mother Rachel alleged confessed devastation at the loss of her daughter who was raped by a boy from her school. The documentary also explained the condolences death of Semina who took her own life in June 2021.

Zara McDermott Instagram

Zara McDermott is most active on her social media accounts. Zara is an Instagram influencer with 1.7 million followers on her official account named, “@zara_mcdermott“.

She is a social diva and has shared multiple fabulous and gorgeous photos of herself. Zara is also fond of making TikTok videos on her account, “@zaramcdermott“.

Her TikTok carries more than 9.3 million likes and 473.2 K followers. Recently, she shared a few photos of her vacation safari to South Africa’s national Kruger Park with her boyfriend, Sam Thompson. 

Zara McDermott has also launched her self-titled YouTube channel named, “@zaranicolemcdermott” which has 61.9K subscribers. She often shares vlogs with interesting content and collab videos with her boyfriend, friends, and family.

FAQ of Zara McDermott

What is Zara McDermott famous for?

TV personality, Zara McDermott rose to stardom in a dating reality show, “Love Island” and made a grand appearance on ‘The X Factor: Celebrity'” and Made in Chelsea.

Does Zara McDermott have a tattoo? 

Yes, Zara McDermott has gotten a tiny ankle tattoo for her boyfriend Sam Thompson. 

How far did Zara McDermott get in Love Island?

In 2018, Zara entered the Love Island villa in the summer series as a bombshell on day 15. Zara paired up with Adam Collard for 20 days. But, Zara was dumped from the show on Day 16 after failing to couple up.