Zara McDermott Quotes

“Life is about being an individual and being yourself.”

“There's so much to be said for being open and being unapologetically you.”

“Beauty to me is having the confidence to be vulnerable.”

“You are as beautiful as you believe yourself to be.”

“The biggest thing I've learnt is that sometimes you have to be vulnerable and hold your hands up and own your mistakes.”

“We don't know everything all the time, and that's OK.”

“I've grown up and changed drastically since I was 21-years-old, before I completely lacked confidence.”

“I never felt confident in my own skin when doing any kind of movement.”

“I've always been that uncoordinated, lanky person who doesn't look smooth when they move.”

"Strictly" is so nerve-wracking.”

“I'm not defined by the workouts I do or the food I eat. I don't want to feed into that culture any more.”

“There are lots of eating disorders out there. It's not just anorexia.”

“I do think that there is still this massive stigma around men vocalising that they're suffering from an eating disorder.”

“Even the smallest comment can hurt in the worst way. I don't think people realise that.”

“I would be lying if I said I didn't cry at least probably three times a week from the nasty comments and stuff like that.”

“We all have a responsibility to post the most responsible content we possibly can.”

“There are so many influencers out there and I'm just a drop in the ocean but we all have a shared duty to be responsible.”

“I know that young women follow me, some of them are still at school and I keep that in mind.”

“People Photoshop their pictures all the time to show their best selves, but I wouldn't dare.”

“I've realised that my social media needs to be reflective of who I am.”

“I've definitely experienced someone not being the person they've shown themselves to be online.”

“If you know me and the work that I have done previously - I'm not afraid to start those uncomfortable conversations.”

“Sometimes you need to have opinions on things and talk about them and open up debate.”

“I really feel like I'm making a difference and I don't see myself on any other path.”

“I would like to do more documentaries.”