EXCLUSIVE: Love Island’s Adam and Zara open up about the effects of online bullying

They are supporting heat's Where's Your Head At? campaign

Adam Collard and Zara McDermott

by Anna Sky Hulton |
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Love Island's Adam Collard and Zara McDermott are the latest celebrities to join heat's Where's Your Head At? campaign. The couple joined us at heat towers and opened up about the effects of online trolling and bullying since leaving the show.

Adam Collard and Zara McDermott
Adam Collard and Zara McDermott ©Adam Collard and Zara McDermott © Shutterstock

The Islanders opened up about their experience of online trolls, the effects of bullying and the care that Love Island producers have provided since they left the show. They went on to explain why they think it’s so important pupils have more access to mental health support.

WATCH: Love Island's Adam and Zara open up about the effects of online trolling & bullying:

Adam told us how he deals with the pressures of fame saying, "[I] rely on the people that were there for you before, because, I think when you’re in the limelight you soon realise who is with you and who is not…

"I probably have time outs from my phone and [Zara] probably doesn’t realise it - I’m just solely with her and no one else… Dropping the phone is definitely something we’re trying to do now."

See this year's Love Islanders' jobs before the show:

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Love Island 2018 - jobs before the show

Love ISland1 of 38
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Love ISland

Adam Collard2 of 38
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Adam Collard

Adam is a 22-year-old personal trainer and gym director from Newcastle.

Dani Dyer3 of 38
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Dani Dyer

Dani is a 21-year-old barmaid from East London.

Dr. Alex George4 of 38
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Dr. Alex George

Dr Alex is a 27-year-old A&E doctor from Carmarthen, West Wales.

Eyal Booker5 of 38
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Eyal Booker

Eyal is a 22-year-old model from London.

Hayley Hughes6 of 38
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Hayley Hughes

Hayley is a 21-year-old model from Liverpool.

Jack Fincham7 of 38
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Jack Fincham

Jack is a 26-year-old stationery sales manager from Kent.

Kendall Rae-Knight8 of 38
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Kendall Rae-Knight

Kendall is a 26-year-old retail manager from Blackpool.

Laura Anderson9 of 38
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Laura Anderson

Laura is a 29-year-old cabin crew member from Stirling, Scotland.

Niall Aslam10 of 38
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Niall Aslam

Niall is a 23-year-old student and construction worker from Coventry.

Samira Mighty11 of 38
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Samira Mighty

Samira is a 22-year-old West End performer from London.

Wes Nelson12 of 38
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Wes Nelson

Wes is a 20-year-old electrical and nuclear systems design engineer from Staffordshire.

Rosie Williams13 of 38
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Rosie Williams

Rosie is a 26-year-old solicitor from South Wales.

Georgia Steel14 of 38
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Georgia Steel

Georgia is a 20-year-old student from York.

Josh Denzel15 of 38
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Josh Denzel

Josh is a 26-year-old social media host from North London.

Megan Barton Hanson16 of 38
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Megan Barton Hanson

Megan is a 24-year-old model from Essex.

Charlie Frederick17 of 38
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Charlie Frederick

Charlie is a 23-year-old model from Plymouth.

Zara McDermott18 of 38
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Zara McDermott

Zara is a 21-year-old Government advisor from Essex.

Ellie Brown19 of 38
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Ellie Brown

Ellie is a 20-year-old Business development manager from Newcastle.

Jordan Adefeyisan20 of 38
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Jordan Adefeyisan

Jordan is a 23-year-old model from Stockport.

Kazimir Crossley21 of 38
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Kazimir Crossley

Kazimir is a 23-year-old makeup artist from London.

Frankie Foster22 of 38
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Frankie Foster

Frankie is a 22-year-old Business Management student and fitness coach from Cheltenham.

Darylle Sargeant23 of 38
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Darylle Sargeant

Darylle is a 24-year-old eyebrow technician from Watford.

Dean Overson24 of 38
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Dean Overson

Dean is 25-year-old a car sales executive from Burnley.

Charlie Williams25 of 38
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Charlie Williams

Charlie is a 24-year-old tanning shop assistant from Bath.

Charlie Brake26 of 38
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Charlie Brake

Charlie is a 23-year-old socialite from Chelsea in London.

Savanna Darnell27 of 38
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Savanna Darnell

Savannah is a 22-year-old singer and dancer from Sheffield.

Alex Miller28 of 38
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Alex Miller

Alex is a 28-year-old structural glazier from Essex.

Grace Wardle29 of 38
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Grace Wardle

Grace is a 25-year-old hairdresser from London.

Jack Fowler30 of 38
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Jack Fowler

Jack is a 22-year-old semi-professional footballer from London.

Ellie Jones31 of 38
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Ellie Jones

Ellie is a 22-year-old customer service and office administrator from Kent.

Idris Virgo32 of 38
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Idris Virgo

Idris is a 25-year-old professional boxer from Birmingham.

Kieran Nicholls33 of 38
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Kieran Nicholls

Kieran is a 26-year-old personal trainer from London.

Alexandra Cane34 of 38
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Alexandra Cane

Alexandra is a 27-year-old make up artist.

Laura Crane35 of 38
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Laura Crane

Laura is a 23-year-old professional surfer, who grew up in Devon.

Josh Mair36 of 38
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Josh Mair

Josh is a 21-year-old professional DJ from Birmingham.

Stephanie Lam37 of 38
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Stephanie Lam

Stephanie is a 23-year-old Account Manager from Hertfordshire.

Paul Knops38 of 38
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Paul Knops

Paul is a 31-year-old carpenter and model from Bournemouth.

Zara also revealed the importance of the Where’s Your Head At? campaign to her saying, "I think the main thing to remember nowadays, the percentage of young people with mental illness is increasing…

"There is a key piece of work to be done there to look at what is causing this but also having someone to talk to in school. I know that I had a mental first aider in school and I used to go and speak to her all the time, she was fantastic…

Zara continued, "If you can combat that mental illness whilst you’re developing, I think it would pay off so much better in later life for those young adults."

Where’s Your Head At? aiming to drive a vital mission: break the stigma attached to talking about mental health and make it a legal requirement for every work place or college in the UK to have a mental health first aider. The petition has now clocked up over 180,000 signatures.

Speaking to heat after pledging their support for ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ a campaign aiming to get a mental health first aider in every workplace or college –www.wheresyourheadat.org

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