Zara McDermott has revealed she has ditched Botox as she opened up about previously feeling the need to be ‘more artificial’ to feel confident.
The former Love Island star, 29, shared the update in a ‘December week’ vlog posted to her YouTube channel on Sunday.
During the video, the reality star candidly admitted she had been feeling in a ‘funk’ about her appearance.
Speaking to the camera, she said: ‘I think the darker hair – as much as I do obviously love the darker hair – I do think that being pale because it’s winter, having a little bit of a hormonal breakout on my face, plus generally feeling like I need to look after my skin a little bit more at the moment, made me feel a little bit like meh.
‘I’m definitely adjusting to my face without the Botox in, because I stopped getting Botox.
‘There’s a bit of an adjustment to do after you stop getting Botox and you’re like, ‘wow, I have natural expressions,’ which is obviously natural and perfect and amazing.
Zara McDermot thas revealed she has ditched Botox as she opened up about previously feeling the need to be ‘more artificial’ to feel confident
The former Love Island star, 29, shared the update in a ‘December week’ vlog posted to her YouTube channel on Sunday (pictured 2023)
‘But yeah, when you’re not used to seeing yourself with the expressions, it’s like… ‘wow’.
‘But like I say, I’m in my natural era at the moment and embracing loving my natural self for me.
‘But it doesn’t mean that it’s all plain sailing, right?
‘I suppose that the point of going through this transition to becoming a more natural version of myself, or my natural self, means letting go of the artificial things that made me feel confident before, and growing and learning that confidence.
‘And that confidence doesn’t just completely come when you decide you’re not going to get Botox anymore. I’m not going to get filler anymore.
‘That confidence doesn’t just come – it’s a process of just loving and learning.’
It comes as Zara offered another hint that her romance with boyfriend Louis Tomlinson is heating up as they prepare to celebrate their first Christmas together.
The broadcaster began dating the One Direction star earlier this year, following her split from boyfriend Sam Thompson.
During the video, the reality star candidly admitted she had been feeling in a ‘funk’ about her appearance
It comes after Zara offered another hint that her romance with boyfriend Louis Tomlinson is heating up as they prepare to celebrate their first Christmas together
Last week it was revealed Zara had celebrated her 29th birthday with a cosy weekend away with Louis and his sister Lottie.
Ahead with less than a week to go until Christmas, Zara has shared a telling festive tribute to her boyfriend Louis.
In a post on her Instagram Stories, Zara revealed she’d finished wrapping all of her Christmas presents, and asked if her followers needed any help with last-minute gifts.
Under Zara’s tree were a pile of neatly-wrapped presents, and some of the labels showed they had been signed by both her, and her boyfriend Louis.
The Love-Island star-turned-documentary-maker moved on with the musician after a string of dates in March, and their relationship has been going from strength-to-strength since they confirmed they were officially an item back in August.
Zara shared a loved-up selfie with Louis during a winter walk on Sunday and penned: ‘The best birthday ever with you ❤️ & the final year of my 20’s!!’
The broadcaster began dating the One Direction star earlier this year, following her split from boyfriend Sam Thompson (pictured)
In a post on Instagram Stories, Zara showed her neatly-wrapped presents under the Christmas tree, and some of them were signed by both herself and Louis
The sweet birthday post came just hours after Sam Thompson finally went Instagram official with new girlfriend Talitha Balinska after confirming the romance earlier this month.
Made In Chelsea star Sam, 33, went public with his new relationship at the start of December, whilst throwing subtle shade to his ex.
Sam decided to make successful London DJ Talitha, 25, his girlfriend after months of dating – with the pair initially being set up by Sam’s friend and business partner Reza Amiri-Garroussi.
And on Saturday night Sam shared a new photo to his Instagram, beaming beside the musician as they cosied up for a gorgeous snap during a London dinner date.
Zara and Sam dated for around five years – with the pair going official in May 2019 and later splitting in December 2024.
While Sam was in a relationship with Zara at the time, he recently reconnected with Talitha after she was invited as a surprise guest to his live show at the O2 Arena and, as one source told the Daily Mail, ‘the rest is history’.
And speaking to best pal Pete on an episode of their Staying Relevant podcast, the TV personality revealed he was officially off the market once again.
He excitedly declared: ‘I’ve got a girlfriend. I’ve got a girlfriend!’ as Pete quipped: ‘We’ve lost him again to the dark powers of a woman.’
It comes after Zara’s ex Sam confirmed his romance with Talitha Balinska at the start of December and on Saturday he shared a new photo to his Instagram, beaming beside the DJ
When probed about the details of the moment he asked Talitha the important question, Sam insisted: ‘Mate, it was just super relaxed. It was so boring really, but that’s kind of how I wanted it to be.
‘We just went for dinner and I was like, “I really like you”. And I just went “I’d love to be your boyfriend”. I don’t know why I’m panicking more now!’
He went on: ‘Yeah, I just said, “Look, I really, really like you and you make me feel really… comfortable. I feel like I can be myself around you. I don’t want to be dating anyone else. I’m 33, I wouldn’t be dating someone this amount of time if I didn’t think it had legs to last. So will you be my girlfriend?” And she said “yes”. And so I said, “great.”‘
Pete was quick to congratulate his pal and point out how far he’d come in a year, after last Christmas marked the breakdown of Sam’s five-year romance with Zara.
He said: ‘Listen we’re all very proud of you and we’re pleased that the year has taken a full circle’, as Sam echoed: ‘Christmas is back on! I’m happy.’