- One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is dating Love Island star Zara McDermott
- McDermott was previously in a five-year relationship with UK reality star Sam Thompson
- The couple, who have been linked since March, went Instagram official
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has made a big step and gone Instagram official with his new girlfriend Zara McDermott. McDermott, 28, rose to fame in the UK by appearing on Love Island season 4 in 2018. Tomlinson, 32, had his big break on the UK X-Factor with the UK boyband and later became a solo artist.
Previously, Tomlinson was in a relationship with Eleanor Calder. He was linked to Calder on and off from 2011 before breaking up for good in 2022. McDermott was in a five-year relationship with UK reality star Sam Thompson. Thompson was on the UK show Made in Chelsea. He and McDermott split in December 2024.
The couple split apparently after enduring a “difficult year” together.
Now, both parties have moved on, and the public is fascinated by Tomlinson and McDermott. Read the story here.
Did Louis Tomlinson and Zara McDermott go Insta official?
Only a month ago, in March, Tomlinson and McDermott were spotted together for the first time, out and about and kissing. She was also spotted kissing the star goodbye while in LA for Coachella. But now, through Instagram comments, the two have confirmed they’re dating.
McDermott, who is also a documentary maker, posted a picture of herself working on a new BBC Three documentary about Thailand.
The 28-year-old captioned the post. “In the edit for my new series, all about Thailand. I’m so unbelievably excited about this one. I can’t believe I’ve been making documentaries for 5 years now… every year that goes by I feel my confidence in front of the camera, in my producing (and in myself!!) growing so much 🥺”.
She continued, “I feel really proud of this, of our amazing team for creating such a special series with so much depth to it, exploring some pretty serious topics, but also capturing the fun too. I learnt SO much making this programme. I cannot wait ❤️🥺 @bbcthree (Thailand will be out later this year after my stalking documentary, which will be out this summer)”.
In a short but sweet comment, Tomlinson wrote, “Proud of you x”.
At the time of writing, Tomlinson’s comment has over 14,000 likes and over 1,000 replies.
McDermott appears to have the family seal of approval as Tomlinson’s sister Daisy, 21, commented, “clever and beautiful ❤️” under the post.
What a way to hard-launch your relationship!
