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Zara McDermott delves into the world of trolling for a new BBC documentary - and discovers the true faces of the people abusing her online


The former Love Island star, 27, has presented six documentaries for the BBC with topics ranging from revenge porn to missing people.

In the film for BBC One’s Morning Live, Zara says: 'I had a perception in my head that a troll was someone who sat in a dark room in a laptop all day spewing out hateful comments online. Zara also speaks to Professor Kesi Mahendran of The Open University, who explains how Everyday Extremism often comes from memes and jokes that circulate online but then escalate quite quickly. In 2021, the 26-year-old's own story on revenge porn was told via BBC3, opening the door to charity work against sexual abuse that has seen her meet Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales on multiple occasions - including becoming a champion for Kate's recent Shaping Us campaign.

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