Mystery as Zara McDermott misses red carpet after Louis Tomlinson romance heats up
Zara McDermott skipped a photo opp at the Royal Television Society Awards (Picture: Shutterstock) Zara McDermott avoided having her picture taken at the Royal Television Society Awards – after her romance with Louis Tomlinson was revealed. The former Love Island star, 28, chose to head straight inside the ceremony, suggesting she wanted to avoid any questions relating to her alleged romance with the ex One Direction star, 33. However, she confirmed her attendance on Instagram Stories as she shared a picture of the decorated tables inside the star-studded event in London. Zara also gave fans a glimpse of her baby pink outfit with her hair in a slick ponytail. This comes after it was reported that Zara has reached millionaire status from her hard-hitting BBC documentaries following her split from Sam Thompson. I’m A Celebrity winner Sam, 32, and the TV personality were together for five years before announcing their split in December. Zara shared a some bts of the event on her Instagram (Picture: @zaramcdermott/Instagram) The star showed off her baby pink outfit (Picture: @zaramcdermott/Instagram) And earlier in the month pictures were published of singer Louis and Zara holding hands and laughing as they ate and drank, seemingly smitten with each other on a day out in Suffolk. According to The Sun, the TV personality has brought in big money post-Love Island which is reportedly around £1,000,000. Zara has appeared in various reality TV programmes after finding fame on the ITV dating show in 2018 – where she was romantically linked to Adam Collard. The pair split soon after, but Zara started dating Made In Chelsea’s Sam. Zara is rumoured to bew dating One Direction star Louis Tomlinson (Picture: REX) Zara and Sam Thompson split after five years of dating (Picture: Shutterstock) In 2021, Zara presented her first documentary for the BBC, Revenge Porn, and later followed up with documentaries Disordered Eating, and Ibiza: Secrets of the Party Island: In 2023, she competed on the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing and was partnered with professional Graziano Di Prima – however it was later claimed she was ‘kicked and hit’ by him. Recently, Zara was pictured with Drag Me Down hitmaker Louis, with a source later telling Metro Sam is ‘hurting’ after seeing the photos.‘Sam is hurting after seeing the photos of Zara and Louis on a date,’ they said. ‘He’s been dealing with the heartbreak of his split from Zara – it’s only been a few months and they were together for five years as well as living together. ‘Seeing her move on so quickly isn’t easy, but he’s focusing on himself and has a lot going on in his career going forward.’ Metro has reached out to Zara McDermott’s reps for comment. Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
Zara McDermott avoided having her picture taken at the Royal Television Society Awards – after her romance with Louis Tomlinson was revealed.
The former Love Island star, 28, chose to head straight inside the ceremony, suggesting she wanted to avoid any questions relating to her alleged romance with the ex One Direction star, 33.
However, she confirmed her attendance on Instagram Stories as she shared a picture of the decorated tables inside the star-studded event in London.
Zara also gave fans a glimpse of her baby pink outfit with her hair in a slick ponytail.
This comes after it was reported that Zara has reached millionaire status from her hard-hitting BBC documentaries following her split from Sam Thompson.
I’m A Celebrity winner Sam, 32, and the TV personality were together for five years before announcing their split in December.
Zara shared a some bts of the event on her Instagram (Picture: @zaramcdermott/Instagram) The star showed off her baby pink outfit (Picture: @zaramcdermott/Instagram)And earlier in the month pictures were published of singer Louis and Zara holding hands and laughing as they ate and drank, seemingly smitten with each other on a day out in Suffolk.
According to The Sun, the TV personality has brought in big money post-Love Island which is reportedly around £1,000,000.
Zara has appeared in various reality TV programmes after finding fame on the ITV dating show in 2018 – where she was romantically linked to Adam Collard.
The pair split soon after, but Zara started dating Made In Chelsea’s Sam.
Zara is rumoured to bew dating One Direction star Louis Tomlinson (Picture: REX) Zara and Sam Thompson split after five years of dating (Picture: Shutterstock)In 2021, Zara presented her first documentary for the BBC, Revenge Porn, and later followed up with documentaries Disordered Eating, and Ibiza: Secrets of the Party Island:
In 2023, she competed on the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing and was partnered with professional Graziano Di Prima – however it was later claimed she was ‘kicked and hit’ by him.
Recently, Zara was pictured with Drag Me Down hitmaker Louis, with a source later telling Metro Sam is ‘hurting’ after seeing the photos.
‘Sam is hurting after seeing the photos of Zara and Louis on a date,’ they said.
‘He’s been dealing with the heartbreak of his split from Zara – it’s only been a few months and they were together for five years as well as living together.
‘Seeing her move on so quickly isn’t easy, but he’s focusing on himself and has a lot going on in his career going forward.’
Metro has reached out to Zara McDermott’s reps for comment.
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