Zara McDermott fans are convinced they’ve worked out her love interest after her shock split from Sam Thompson

Zara McDermott is said to be mending her broken heart with a member of One Direction.

Zara, who was previously in a five-year relationship with Sam Thompson, saw their split announced in December. The pair had lived together, but Zara has since moved out. Now, attention has turned to a potential romance with Louis Tomlinson, as fans have spotted some telling clues. Eagle-eyed followers noticed that Louis, as well as his sisters Lottie, Daisy and Phoebe, all followed Zara on Instagram. This, along with the fact that Zara follows all of Louis’ sisters, sparked the speculation.

One fan took to Reddit to highlight the connection, writing: “I’ve read a lot of rumours that Louis is in a relationship with Zara McDermott. They recently started to follow each other on instagram. She follows all of his sisters, and they follow her back.” They continued: “Obviously, following a person on instagram doesn’t mean that people are in a relationship, lol, But, I just find it weird, and I am scared that this will be a new stunt. Especially since I’ve read about them many times. Louis is having a concert in London today, and I’m just waiting for Zara to be spotted there or that she post a story from the concert.”

Zara McDermott has sparked dating rumours after fans noticed she started following Louis Tomlinson on Instagram ( 
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Eagle-eyed followers noticed that Louis, along with his sisters, all followed Zara on Instagram ( 
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Some fans slammed the speculation with one writing: “I‘m seeing a lot of people posting that they think they are dating. Just because he followed her? Weird! I’m sure he follows a lot of people.” Whilst another added: “Yesterday, people were saying, ‘Watch. She will be at his show today.’ I haven’t seen any evidence of that. And he said in the past that he has no time for anyone that has anything to do with Love Island.”

Other fans claimed that Zara’s connection to the Tomlinsons may be more related to her documentary work, as she has made a few in the past. It has been rumoured that the Tomlinson family is planning to create their own documentary. One user wrote: “I think there is a documentary about the Tomlinson’s being produced since the sisters are interested in being England’s version of the Kardashians. Zara has worked on documentaries, maybe she is involved with that.”