BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Zara McDermott forced to 'delete' food post after getting 'ripped apart'

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Zara McDermott has shared how she felt forced to delete one of her latest social media posts as she addressed being 'ripped apart' for something she didn't actually say.

Those who follow the former Love Island star may know she's a fan of cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Due to her love of cooking and baking, Zara set up a secondary social media account on which she shares her latest meals and recipes but can often be found posting food-related updates to her main account too.

So on Wednesday (May 8), the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 contestant shared a post to her Instagram Story in which she shared a picture of her delicious-looking vegan chill rice bowl and spoke about how she's trying to incorporate more vegetarian and vegan meals into her diet. READ MORE: Stacey Solomon left emotional over 'happiness' brought to her c hildren in sweet update Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link However, it appears the post didn't go down well and she later deleted it and explained why in another Story post. "Social media is a strange place," Zara started by saying. "Saying something as simple as 'I don't want to consume as much meat anymore because I don't like the thought of it and I've turned a blind eye to the realities of it' seems to have upset a few people. "So I have taken down my previous post as I hate the thought of offending anyone.

It makes me feel really upset though that we can't say the simplest of thing without getting ripped apart and being made to feel like I've said something bad/wrong." Zara continued to share: "Anyway, regardless of what people say and their opinions, I'm going to try some more veggie/vegan foods in future because I want to reduce my animal