Zara McDermott first burst onto our screens on the 2018 series of Love Island.
And since then, the 24-year-old reality TV star has proved that she’s got some serious broadcasting skills under her belt.
The Essex native has fast become a big name in the world of BBC Three documentaries thanks to her eye-opening documentary on revenge porn – a subject matter very close to her heart after nude images of the star were surfaced around her school as a teen.
Zara’s shocking documentary has quickly become the most requested BBC Three factual programme of 2021 so far.
The former Love Island babe is also in the midst of making another documentary on sexism in schools which is set to hit screen later this year.
Thanks to the success of her first one-hour special, it’s not hard to see why Zara has landed her own set of factual shows under the umbrella title ‘Zara Uncovers’.
The series will be in a similar vein to ‘ Stacey Dooley Investigates ‘, and it looks as though BBC bosses feel that Zara has got what it takes to rival Stacey.
A source told The Sun: “Bosses at the Beeb have been impressed with the two documentaries she has made for BBC Three on two extremely serious and delicate subjects. They’re always on the lookout for new talent who viewers, particularly younger viewers, will find relatable.
“They think they’ve found that in Zara, a worthy successor to Stacey who’s increasingly taking on a variety of different shows outside of her factual roots.”
It comes after Zara recently made the decision to call it quits on Made In Chelsea after two years.
After she shot to fame on Love Island, reality TV worlds collided when she met her current boyfriend Sam Thompson who introduced her as his girlfriend on Made In Chelsea in 2019.
Zara has now quit the E4 show and has sworn off reality TV because ‘it's hard on the soul’.
Speaking to the Sun’s TV Magazine recently, Zara admitted: “I would like to do more documentaries. I'm bursting with ideas. I think I surprised myself — I was obviously nervous, a year ago. I enjoyed that gratification of helping people.
"That's my goal for this year and next year. No more reality TV, it's hard on the soul."
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