Zara McDermott under fire for Glastonbury photo after Louis Tomlinson left her
Zara McDermott has come under fire for her Glastonbury festival post after attending with One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. The pair's romance has been heating up over the recent months, but they are yet to share a photo together.
Zara attended her first ever Glastonbury festival this weekend, where she partied with Louis and his sister Lottie Tomlinson. However, she has been heavily criticised for her post - as fans fumed over one thing.
One person wrote: "girlie, why in the grass when you can do it standing ik like lottie, let people pass :D," whilst another added: "THIS IS GLASTONBURY NOT COACHELLA Say it again so you remember!"
"This is the kind of photos influencers take on Coachella, not Glasto. Read the room please, this is just embarrassing," a third shared online, with a fourth adding: "Is it Glastonbury, or Coachella?"
However, other fans rushed to social media to support Zara and fume at the spiteful comments. One penned: "Why do you all need to knock her down? She is literally just living her life. You look beautiful Zara."
"Jesus christ, some of you are like kids! Leave her be. I'd be taking pics of my 1st Glastonbury too if I had bottle to go but too many people for me to cope. Grow up some of you and let her and her bloke navigate their relationship!!" another added.
The Mirror exclusively revealed Zara and Louis spent the final night of the festival watching The Prodigy.
"Louis was loving The Prodigy. He dragged her along to the Other Stage and had a ball dancing to their hits. Zara danced along before leaving hand in hand with Louis before the set ended," a source told us.
The pair did not post together at Glastonbury but Zara did share a lot of videos and photos with Louis' sister Lottie, who was there with Lewis Burton. She shared a snap of them on her story as they all danced together.
They are still trying to keep things quiet about their relationship on social media and the pair didn't even camp together at the festival, it has been revealed. Zara chose to stay off site whilst Louis stayed on site with his friends - and even had a tent just for alcohol.
Another source told The Mirror: "Louis is determined to make it a weekend to remember and has planned everything with military like precision - including making sure enough booze is available.
"He has his own tent - and one just for the drinks. Everyone is saying it's a nice break for him and Zara, but it's a great way also for Zara to meet his mates. It will definitely be a boozy one and not a particularly romantic one."
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