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Daily Mail
5 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Zara McDermott reveals she's 'taking a step back' from 'negative' social media just days after boyfriend Louis Tomlinson and ex Sam Thompson's feud was exposed
has revealed she's 'taking a step back' from 'negative' social media just days after boyfriend Louis Tomlinson and ex Sam Thompson 's feud was exposed. The Strictly star, 28, took to her Instagram Stories with a lengthy post following MailOnline exclusively revealing the One Direction singer, 33, brutally snubbing former Made In Chelsea star Sam, 32, after the full-time whistle blew at Soccer Aid. Zara went public with Louis in March, following her split from the I'm A Celeb winner on New Years Day after a five year romance. Taking to social media she thanked fans for their support over her recent documentary, before revealing she would be taking a break to be 'more present'. She wrote: 'I also just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who messaged me with regards to the story I posted the other day. If you didn't see it; I spoke about developing my next documentary and how I've been thinking of how to create a project about domestic abuse, coercive control and tech abuse'. 'I had thousands of message and I'm still going through them, but I wanted to say the biggest thank you ever. It's so nice speaking to you all because I've definitely taken a bit of a step back from socials to focus on my documentaries and other work / just focusing on being more present recently'. She went on: 'Social media feels quite heavy and a negative space sometimes... so to be able to feel like we can work together to do something super positive is a great feeling. thank you again. forever grateful to all of you who continue to support the work i do. it really means SO much'. In a video obtained by MailOnline from Old Trafford on Sunday, Louis was seen embracing players and coaching staff from both sets of teams before conducting a TV interview. But the singer ignored Sam when he came into view, turning his attention away and grimacing, before walking over to exchange pleasantries with other Soccer Aid stars. Insiders were anticipating an awkward encounter between the pair after Louis started dating Zara shortly after the Soccer Aid squads were announced. While Sam and Louis did their best to dispel speculation of a feud by avoiding each other during the Soccer Aid training and match, the video, taken by a fan, proves animosity between the pair rumbles on. An insider added: 'Louis is seen literally embracing every squad member on both sides, except Sam. And the fact he looks away as soon as he comes into eyesight says it all. 'Given the charity context of the occasion there was no way either Louis or Sam were going to let their emotions get the better of them, they were there to raise money and succeeded. But there's clearly no love lost between them.' They avoided each other during a training session in the buildup to the match at Soccer Aid HQ, Champneys in Tring and were stationed on different sides of the changing room at Old Trafford, as they managed to keep any possible tension at bay. Insiders were anticipating an awkward encounter between the pair after Louis started dating Zara shortly after the Soccer Aid squads were announced Before Sunday's match, which raised over £15million for UNICEF, The Sun revealed Sam and Louis both attended a team bonding session at the squad's hotel to ease any tension. Sam raised over £2million for the charity by taking part in a gruelling challenge, transporting the Soccer Aid match ball from Stamford Bridge, West London, to Old Trafford, Manchester, a 260-mile journey, via foot and bike. He managed to complete the task but picked up so many injuries, the reality star was unable to feature prominently in the actual match. The England teammates did not appear on the field together during the game, which was eventually won by the Rest of the World team, after Louis was withdrawn at half-time and Sam was introduced as a substitute with minutes remaining. Speaking on his podcast, Staying Relevant, which he co-hosts with close friend Pete Wicks, Sam discussed overcoming a difficult start to the year by thoroughly committing himself to his Soccer Aid challenge. Sam explained: 'I have never been so low but also so high at the same time... One of the things that I will say is that mentally I don't think there was a better time for me to do that. 'On Thursday, I left a lot on that road, I left a lot there and it was one of the most mentally freeing times I've ever had in my entire life. 'We rode and ran for the longest duration, all the way down the Welsh border and we finished in Liverpool, you know I'm a bit of a talker, but it was so hard, you just had to channel something. 'I left a lot of the year that I've had on that road, and I didn't speak for an hour and a half. I was riding the bike while crying for an hour and a half just tears streaming down my face just riding like I have never ridden before. 'I have never felt so emotionally depleted but also at peace.'
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Sam Thompson's Love Island girlfriend Samie Elishi shows off her incredible bikini body on a luxury holiday WITHOUT him
SAMIE Elishi showed off her incredible bikini body on a luxury holiday - without boyfriend Sam Thompson. The 25-year-old appeared on Love Island in 2023 and Advertisement 4 Samie Elishi showed off her incredible bikini body Credit: instagram 4 Her romance with Sam Thompson was confirmed last month Credit: Rex 4 The star shared holiday snaps to her Instagram story Credit: instagram Her romance with King of the Jungle Sam, 32, Taking to her Instagram story, Samie shared several snaps from her sunny Ibiza holiday. But Sam was nowhere to be seen as Samie showed off her amazing figure. Sam Samie after his split from ex-girlfriend Advertisement Read more on Sam Thompson The pair Speculation of a possible romance with Samie was confirmed after they were snapped kissing on a night out. Made In Chelsea alum Sam later praised Samie while chatting to best mate Pete Wicks on their podcast. He said: "What I will say though, really awesome chick. You met her that night. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Exclusive "Really, really lovely. Super down to earth , super nice , beautiful, obviously.' However, they later abruptly stopped exchanging flirty Instagram likes and messages. Samie Elishi reignites Love Island feud with Luca Bish in savage swipe - despite moving on with Sam Thompson Samie also Despite having not been seen together for weeks, it was revealed last month that Advertisement A source revealed: "They're still very much together, but are taking it slow. "They're not interested in putting on a show for people and want to get to know each other properly away from the public eye." Samie entered Love Island series nine as a bombshell - and Returning for All Stars, she was once again a bombshell - arriving alongside Oliver "Chuggs" Wallis. Advertisement She entered with However, their connection didn't progress and she 4 Samie returned to Love Island earlier this year Credit: Instagram
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
Sam Thompson's Love Island girlfriend Samie Elishi shows off her incredible bikini body on a luxury holiday WITHOUT him
SAMIE Elishi showed off her incredible bikini body on a luxury holiday - without boyfriend Sam Thompson. The 25-year-old appeared on Love Island in 2023 and returned for All Stars earlier this year. 4 4 4 Her romance with King of the Jungle Sam, 32, was confirmed last month. Taking to her Instagram story, Samie shared several snaps from her sunny Ibiza holiday. But Sam was nowhere to be seen as Samie showed off her amazing figure. Sam moved on with Love Island beauty Samie after his split from ex-girlfriend Zara McDermott. The pair had been dating for five years before ultimately ending their romance. Speculation of a possible romance with Samie was confirmed after they were snapped kissing on a night out. Made In Chelsea alum Sam later praised Samie while chatting to best mate Pete Wicks on their Staying Relevant podcast. He said: "What I will say though, really awesome chick. You met her that night. "Really, really lovely. Super down to earth, super nice, beautiful, obviously.' However, they later abruptly stopped exchanging flirty Instagram likes and messages. Samie Elishi reignites Love Island feud with Luca Bish in savage swipe - despite moving on with Sam Thompson Samie also failed to acknowledge Sam's completion of a gruelling 260-mile challenge for Unicef. Despite having not been seen together for weeks, it was revealed last month that the two were still dating A source revealed: "They're still very much together, but are taking it slow. "They're not interested in putting on a show for people and want to get to know each other properly away from the public eye." Samie entered Love Island series nine as a bombshell - and went on to place third alongside Tom Clare. Returning for All Stars, she was once again a bombshell - arriving alongside Oliver "Chuggs" Wallis. She entered with her sights on Luca Bish, who was coupled up with Grace Jackson. However, their connection didn't progress and she was later dumped from the villa.
Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Sam Thompson reveals why he was embarrassed on a recent date
Sam Thompson reveals why he was embarrassed on a recent date The 32-year-old TV personality - who split with his long-term girlfriend Zara McDermott earlier this year - was "quite hungover" Sam Thompson (Image: Sam Thompson Instagram ) Sam Thompson was left red-faced after his date confronted him about his pebble dashed toilet. The 32-year-old TV personality - who split with his long-term girlfriend Zara McDermott earlier this year - was "quite hungover" when he recently invited a woman to his house to eat a "couple of steaks" and have a chat, but Sam was sweating buckets when she told him that he had forgotten to clean the loo. Chatting to his 37-year-old reality TV star pal Pete Wicks on the latest episode of their Staying Relevant podcast, he shared: "I had the worst experience ever. By the way, if you are cooking a couple of steaks, or you are cooking for someone and it's one of your first few dates, you've got to clean your loos. "That was a real f****** problem. I'm not joking this is God's honest truth. I'd never met her before, she comes round for a couple of steaks, mate she went downstairs, she goes, 'Can I use your bathroom?' And I was like, 'Yeah, sure.' "She goes downstairs into the basement. I was already hungover, this made me want to throw up into the sink. She came back upstairs and went, 'I just want to make it clear that downstairs wasn't me.' "The panic that I had! ... It was so bad. She said, 'I want you to know that it wasn't me. I don't know who it was.' Article continues below "I went, 'Oh no, it wasn't me either. I had some friends round, we had some drinks, and one of them probably done that.'" Sam also revealed the pair spent "two minutes" going back and forth denying it was them who caused the mess. He added: "I already know how not true that sounds, and I've gone so red and I'm sweating. She goes, 'No, it's fine I just want you to know it's not me.' "So we spent about two minutes both to each other - having not met before - going, 'It wasn't me.' And her going, 'It wasn't me either.' The former Made in Chelsea star also revealed that he farts in his spare bedroom's toilet in the morning if he wakes up next to someone. He explained: "I will wake up in the morning and for some reason, I get really bad stomach aches. I get stomach cramps in the morning, and more often than not, I do need to let off a little bit of wind. Article continues below "I have woken up next to whoever it may be, and I've needed to fart. I will have to go and get out of bed, and go to the spare room and go and fart in that loo at six in the morning, just so I don't fart next to them. "So I'll go in, and I'll pull [my] cheeks apart so you don't get any of that [farting] sound because if you do that, it's just air ... "I think it's just good manners."
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Sam Thompson reveals ‘panic' ahead of awkward Soccer Aid match with ex Zara McDermott's new boyfriend Louis Tomlinson
SAM Thompson has admitted he felt a moment of 'panic' ahead of what could have been an uncomfortable run-in with Louis Tomlinson at Soccer Aid. The reality star, 32, opened up about the behind-the-scenes tension, revealing he was asked about it months before the charity match. 5 5 5 Sam recalled being taken by surprise when asked about playing with Louis and not knowing what to say. He said on his Staying Relevant podcast: 'In my head I panicked and thought, 'I don't have this'. 'So I said [to the journalist], 'Look, it's not about me and Louis. It's not about who anyone's dating or anything like that — it's UNICEF, it's charity. 'Everyone's there for the exact same reason: to raise money. 'And if he's got anything about him, which I've heard he does, he'll say the exact same thing.'' Zara, who rose to fame on Love Island, dated Sam from 2019 before they split briefly and reconciled. The couple finally called it quits in January. Zara began dating One Direction singer Louis earlier this year. Louis and Zara have yet to publicly speak about the situation but Sam has addressed it multiple times. He said in May: 'I've never met Louis. 'But the moment I see him, I'll be like, 'mate, how amazing is this what we're doing? And hopefully we can make as much money as possible' 'And I imagine – from what I hear is a really lovely bloke – I imagine the reply will be exactly the same.' Sam couldn't resist a subtle dig at Zara and Louis's relationship, choosing to label it a 'hook-up' rather than anything serious. 'It's a charity football game and everyone will have a smile on their face,' he added to The Mirror. 'Everybody is doing it for a cause that is far beyond relationships and who's hooking up with who and all that kind of stuff. Football brings everyone together.' It comes as The Sun revealed Louis and Sam had a secret dinner with their England teammates before the match. The dinner took place with the lads and some teammates at Champneys spa in Tring, Herts, where they have been training for the match at Old Trafford. A source said: 'There is no beef between the pair and they're both going to ensure their love lives don't distract from such a big charity spectacle. 'They are fully aware that their every move is being scrutinised and they've broken bread with their teammates, so it'll be smooth sailing on the day.' However, Sam pulled out of the match on the day due to an injury sustained in his marathon challenge. A source said: 'Sam is gutted he can't play, but the match has just come too soon since his efforts. 'He's still going to be a presence and play a big part in the coverage but he won't be able to compete on the field.' The source added: 'There is a small blessing in his withdrawal as the focus on him and Louis will disperse. 'Their every move will be watched so it's a relief in some ways they won't be on the pitch together.' 5
