Zara McDermottof Made In Chelsea and Love Island fame took to YouTube this week in a video titled 'The Truth About My Surgery!' to disclose the details of a procedure she underwent back in November to reshape her breasts.
We're of the opinion that nobody should ever feel obliged to detail their procedures publicly, whether tweakments or surgeries, but few can deny that Zara's move to do so is both brave and admirable. Zara is no stranger to having her body shape scrutinised by social media followers. The reality TV star has often felt it necessary to take to her Instagram stories or grid to defend a picture of herself - and it seems that similar speculation led to her opening up on YouTube this week.
At the beginning of the video Zara says 'the most asked question I've ever got is "have you had a boob job?" and yes I did.' Later, Zara notes 'a lot of people were like "She's keeping it a secret!" and a lot of people were getting quite angry at me for not talking about it sooner but I wanted to wait until everything had healed before I did.'
Watch Zara McDermott's New YouTube Video: 'The Truth About My Surgery!'
Zara McDermott Details The Reasons Behind Her Recent Surgery
Zara McDermott is commendably candid in her YouTube video about the reasons she booked in for the surgery in November. 'I had been thinking about the surgery for a while, probably around a year and a half,' explains Zara. 'I lost a bit of weight about 18 months ago. I had a bit of a lifestyle revamp. I started eating healthier, exercising, being more mindful of my lifestyle.' Zara continues: 'I've always carried a lot of breast tissue towards the base, so the lower pole, and when I lost that bit of weight I ended up with quite a flat chest and a lot of breast tissue down there,' Zara gestures to the base of her breast. 'That meant that I would really have to hoick my breasts up to give myself any kind of shape or cleavage. They were never small they were just very imbalanced. That and I was starting to get more and more asymmetry.'
Zara moves on to note a separate medical concern that fed into her decision to explore surgery. 'I wouldn't have had a massive problem with wearing a bra with a little more padding to make them more symmetrical but I have a medical condition that I've had since I was about 15 and it's the bane of my life. I have two discs that are compressing a nerve in my neck, the ulnar nerve.' She says that this condition makes it impossible for her to wear straps that place a lot of pressure on a specific area of her shoulder. 'My fingers will go numb because the nerve is so volatile.'
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Zara Credits Her Chosen Surgeon By Name
'I met Matt Griffiths who is an incredible surgeon,' enthuses Zara. 'His attention to detail was amazing and I instantly felt so comfortable.' Zara goes on to detail her initial consultation with Matt. 'He asked me what I was looking for and I said I just want a little more volume where the volume should be. The lower part of my boobs I'm really happy with, they're great but I want them to be symmetrical and I want them to sit nicely. I don't want to have massive implants, I don't want things to look too fake, I want a nice, natural look.'
Zara's Take On The Results Of Her Surgery
Zara isn't shy when it comes to addressing the healing process post surgery. 'It's not pretty. I'm going to be real, I had a a few complications on my left side. I thought I'd thought it had become infected and I ended up having a stitch abscess, which was really stressful but it's really common with longer wounds,' Zara's surgeon performed a slight reduction to the lower side of her left breast, which made for a longer scar on the underside. 'I probably overexerted myself too.'
All in all though Zara is delighted with the results. 'I feel really comfortable and happy wearing whatever I want to wear. I'm not feeling anxious and paranoid or insecure and I think that, you know, maybe some of that does come from me and maybe I should think about not trying to be perfect all the time but this was something that was on my mind for a really long time.'
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Zara's frankness and honesty about a topic that most people prefer to keep private is not uncharacteristic for the reality TV star. But the response to the video shows that it is still rare for public personalities to talk so candidly about surgery. Instagram user @lottielamberrt took to her Instagram stories to praise Zara's video saying 'Your YouTube video and honesty has helped me with something I've been worried about for years, I salute your honesty.'
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1 of 7Hailey Bieber
In December 2020 Hailey Bieber took to her Instagram stories to explain her struggle with perioral dermatitis, which is a minor skin condition that involves areas of inflammation and breakouts.
2 of 7Eva Longoria
Remember when Eva Longoria showcased her roots on Instagram this year? Eva pointed to a neat regrowth of greys along her parting and normalised that everyday hair concern in the process. Eva used the video to demonstrate the effectiveness of L'Oreal's Magic Retouch root spray, and it struck a chord with a nation collectively deprived of their hairdressers in lockdown.
3 of 7Matilda de Angelis
Matilda de Angelis shot to fame in this year's hit TV series The Undoing, but she really won our hearts when she posted a selfie and drew attention to her acne. In the picture's caption she wrote 'There are much bigger problems in life, I am aware of that, but I wanted to share this little truth perhaps to feel stronger, perhaps to accept myself better. Our fears can paralyze us or they can become a great force, it is up to us to choose the path.'
4 of 7Lili Reinhart
Riverdale star Lili Reinhart took to her Instagram stories to share an evening spent tackling cystic acne, and we love her for it.
5 of 7Cardi B
Cardi B took to Instagram in February 2021 to showcase her makeup free face, blemishes and all, and we're here for it.
6 of 7Maura Higgins
Maura Higgins took to Instagram in February 2021 with the caption 'RAW ... like many of us, there are so many times I stop to read the nasty comments in my DM's or online & every single time I can't help but think of the younger generation stepping on the social media bandwagon! Us women especially get criticised day in and day out about our body's, hair, makeup, skin...I could go on forever. I am very lucky to be confident inside & out and I want to empower woman to do the same. We don't need to use filters or apps, being yourself is more than enough although a minority of the online community sometimes try and convince us otherwise. Everyone preaches to be kind to others when really we need to also preach how important it is to be kind to ourselves; be comfortable and proud in your own skin.'
7 of 7Molly-Mae Hague
When Molly-Mae Hague took to her Instagram stories to talk about getting her composite bonds removed from her teeth she touched on the wider journey she'd been on too: 'I want to finish by saying that I think I've taken all the steps I want to take now to reverse all the mistakes I made with fillers, getting things done that I didn't necessarily need to get done, that I didn't really think through at the time.'. Molly-Mae captioned that post with the sentence 'Please don't make the same mistakes I did' before continuing, 'I got the composite bonds put on two days before I went on Love Island and I don't regret it but it wasn't a necessary thing to do. I was just young. I think when you get older you want to look younger and when you're younger you want to look older. If you're a slightly younger follower of mine just take my advice and wait. Wait a good few years until your face matures, wait to get older to make decisions about cosmetic work.' While we're of the opinion that nobody should feel under pressure to detail their procedures or procedure reversals publicly Molly-Mae's decision to do so is admirable.
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