She recently discussed her battle with skinny-shamers.
Yet Zara McDermott was moving on from her woes on Friday as she enjoyed a lavish break in Marbella with her Made In Chelsea star boyfriend Sam Thompson.
Looking sensational in a mismatched bikini, the Love Island star, 24, looked phenomenal as she showcased the result of her health and fitness overhaul.
Troubles behind me: Zara McDermott was moving on from her woes on Friday as she enjoyed a lavish break in Marbella with her Made In Chelsea star boyfriend Sam Thompson
Prior to her trip, Zara has been documenting her health and fitness journey in forensic detail on social media and on Monday evening, she revealed a bikini-clad image had garnered widespread criticism that left her ‘sad and confused’.
After she defiantly reposted the controversial picture, her Made In Chelsea star boyfriend, 27, took to Instagram to hit out at her critics in a foul-mouthed rant as he admitted to being ‘f**ked off’ by the skinny-shamers.
Zara has been keeping fans up to date with her weight loss and even launched her own Instagram page – A Day With Zara – to share cooking tips.
Both her personal and health pages are predominantly focused on scantily-clad images and on Monday, she revealed she had fallen victim to trolls – who branded her overweight last year and are now criticising her slimmed-down frame.
Wow! Looking sensational in a mismatched bikini, the Love Island star, 24, looked phenomenal as she showcased the result of her health and fitness overhaul
Lather up! She was putting suncream on Sam attentively as they enjoyed the break in lockdown
In a lengthy post, she penned: ‘Earlier on I posted a pic of myself in the mirror. My abs were looking great, I looked strong, I have been working super hard in the gym…
‘I feel amazing, and I’m having an amazing holiday. I have been eating pretty healthy, getting my 5 a day every day, just feeling all around great…
‘This time last year I was being relentlessly trolled online for being too fat. And if I’m honest, it was a huge catalyst for me taking a look at myself…
‘The positive being that I changed my lifestyle for the better and turned it into a positive, when I could easily have felt down and depressed about those comments…
‘That’s just the kind of person I am. On my journey to getting to where I am now, I never starve myself, in fact I post most of what I eat on this page and I love cooking!! I LOVE giving people healthy meal ideas…
Heartache: She recently discussed her battle with skinny-shamers
‘However I saw some comments saying my body now is too slim. I never thought those kinds of comments could hurt me, but if I’m honest they hurt me more than the fat shaming comments. Why?…
‘Because I have worked so hard to get to where I am, I have spent so much time changing my lifestyle and focusing on being healthier…
‘I can now walk up a hill without feeling out of breath, I can run down the road and feel absolutely fine, my mental health has never been better. But now, every time I post a pic of my body, I get shamed. So what do I do?…
‘In a society where bodies are plastered around every social media page, do I now have to hide mine? Even though I feel more confident than ever? Why? Do I need to put on weight and become unhealthy again so people don’t bully me online?…
A vision: She appeared to be having the time of her life on the trip
‘Do I need to change? I’m feeling down, confused, sad and upset. I want to be able to show my body, my results, my hard work, just like most other people do online, and not feel panicked and insecure about what people will say…
‘Oddly, I feel like I was praised more online when I was bigger, however I was unhealthy then, so what is the right thing to do in this society we live in?…
‘I am HEALTHY, HAPPY, I am a healthy BMI (actually in the mid range for someone my age and height). I don’t want to hide away and start feeling unconfident again, but I also don’t ever want to upset anyone! Advice please’.