Zara McDermott’s new documentary about the seedy underbelly to Thailand has provoked outrage in the country - with locals claiming the Love Island star made a mockery of the tourist destination.
Beloved by Brits, each year hundreds of thousands of holiday goers flock to the streets of Bangkok, the strips in Pattaya or Phuket, and to the notorious full moon parties on the country’s idyllic islands.
In Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise, the Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing star, 28, visits Bangkok and Pattaya.
And while Zara's BBC series shines a light on the more unsavoury aspects of the country - from the readily availability of drugs and prostitution - some living in the notoriously proud nation have slammed the show for its one-sided commentary.
Unlike the influencer, who describes the country as being ‘Benidorm on steroids: cheap, cheerful, full of women’ in her show, Thai’s say it is a 'welcoming and warm country'.
