Zara McDermott has opened up on how social media played cupid in her own love life as she hosts her brand new dating show. Love In The Flesh sees couples who have only ever spoken online meet for the first time in Greece to see if sparks will fly or their connection lies solely online.The 25 year old has now exclusively explained how her relationship with boyfriend Sam Thompson, 29, was also formed online.The former Love Island star told OK!: "Well, I met my boyfriend in person but we actually started speaking online after meeting only very briefly.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "So I guess, technically, in a way we did start showing each other interest online.
But I've not actually been on any dating apps as such, so I kind of live that life through my brother who's on dating apps, or my friends who are also on dating apps looking for love - it's all a bit of a minefield to me! "But I think it was really important that I kind of immersed myself in this new, very disposable dating world that people are experiencing now." She continued: "I hope this show encourages people to prioritise that in-person connection over the online connection because I think that nothing can beat falling in love in person. "I think this show really highlights the fact that online dating is like looking in a shop window and you're just looking for the next big thing. "There's always this question of: 'is the grass greener?', which is a key theme that we explore in the series." Zara has turned her hand to presenting after winning rave reviews for her BBC documentary, Revenge Porn, last year.
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