Fan of Catfish? Fan of Love Island{
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And who better to present the show than Zara McDermott{
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'I think that no one should be limited to only doing one genre of TV... You should be able to experience whatever shows you want to film during that time,' Zara tells Grazia. 'I think that it's amazing I have been given the opportunity to do both.'
She also tells us that she got involved in the project because the show gives a glimpse into modern dating culture, as potential couples are chatting online 'sometimes meeting isn't priority'. 'But if you want a relationship to go somewhere, unfortunately, you have to meet - so we kind of give them a baptism of fire,' she adds. 'We say right, let's see. This is a social experiment - let's see if this relationship can work.' Because the couples are already together, in a sense, she says the show is unique, and she can't compare it to other dating shows.
Sam, Zara's boyfriend{
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Love In The Flesh's first episodes air on Wednesday March 23 and Thursday March 24 at 10pm, with both episodes also available on BBC iPlayer on Wednesday night.
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