Content note: this article contains references to disordered eating that readers may find upsetting.

Zara McDermott gets things done.

Whether she’s producing content for her 1.7 million Instagram followers or presenting on BBC Three, McDermott spends a lot of time holding a magnifying glass to some of the murky topics that haunt our society.

Following two successful documentaries for the BBC covering revenge porn and rape culture, McDermott’s next investigative venture explores the world of eating disorders in young people.

When I spoke to McDermott, she was in the midst of a busy school tour with the BBC’s young reporter team, travelling around the country to hit six schools in three days to educate and inspire young people to pull down the stigma surrounding eating disorders.

Over the course of filming, McDermott worked with a variety of experts and charities, including BEAT, the Maudsley Hospital, the Schoen Clinic and a variety of consultants, to gain and provide accurate information about a disease we still know so little about.

Here, she gives Stylist an insight into what inspired her to dig into this world and some of the things she’s learned along the way.

How Zara McDermott’s new documentary tackles the stigma surrounding eating disorders for young people