Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson‘s love life hasn’t left the headlines in recent months, following his shock split from ex-girlfriend Zara McDermott.
At the end of 2024, fans were shocked as Sam and Zara confirmed the end of their five-year relationship. And while it appeared amicable at the beginning, things began getting more dramatic. Sam revealed how difficult he had been finding the split, as Zara was seen moving on with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson.
Then, Sam enjoyed a short romance with Love Island star Samie Elishi. Sadly after two months they called time on the relationship.
Not one to let the grass grow under his feet for too long, however, news broke earlier this month (July 15) that the reality TV heart-throb was romancing a new woman. We can hardly keep up!
Here, ED! takes a look back at the previous girlfriends of reality star and I’m A Celebrity… winner Sam Thompson…
Sam Thompson ‘enjoys date’ with American influencer
Earlier this month, according to the Daily Mail, Sam was dating holistic influencer Steph Robinson. Reports of their blossoming romance came two weeks after Sam admitted: “‘I’m going to work on myself. No dating, I’m not ready and I’ve realised that.”
However, sources alleged he’d had a change of heart.
The insider claimed: “Sam and Steph have been on a date and are getting to know each other. They connected through a mutual friend and didn’t waste any time to meet in person, especially given Steph isn’t always in town.
“Steph travels a lot for her work as a content creator but is currently spending an extended period in London and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Sam is definitely having fun as a single man, going out when he isn’t working, and spreading his wings.”
Pete Wicks on Sam’s ‘utterly mental’ love life
Speaking on his podcast, Staying Relevant, Sam spoke to Pete about the love life rumours this week. And it appears Pete’s either keeping Sam’s new romance under wraps, or the I’m A Celebrity… winner is actually single.
“Apparently I have a girlfriend now,” Sam told Pete.
Ladies’ man Pete fumed: “Do you really want to cover this one again? Because I’m going to be honest with you Sam, this podcast was meant to be about you and I but what it is is just your right to reply every week for the new person that you’re dating.
“It’s incredible, it is utterly, utterly incredible. I think we leave this one out and hope it goes away.”
However, Pete then appeared to confirm that Sam is going on dates… He added: “I cannot go through another ‘We’re just friends and I’m not dating at the minute’ and then hearing about you going on four dates at the weekend. I can’t do it any more, I honestly can’t do it. It’s just utterly mental.”
Sam and Samie ‘reunited’
A few months ago, Sam Thompson’s girlfriend was revealed to be Samie Elishi. But their romance was short-lived, ending after two months.
Despite this, the pair looked very chatty when they were reunited for Stacey Solomon’s REHAB hair event last week.
In a video obtained by MailOnline, Sam was chatting away with Made In Chelsea co-stars Lucy Watson, when Samie walked over and gave him a hug, joining the conversation.
A source alleged to the outlet: “Sam was in good spirits as he caught up with Samie at the event. They were queuing for drinks and chatting away. He gently stroked her arm to make sure she had a drink and the pair were laughing away.”
It was also reported the pair left at the same time. He told Pete Wicks about the reunion on this week’s Staying Relevant podcast: “I’m going to be honest with you, it was really lovely. And yeah, actually, just spent a lot of time having a chat, having a chinwag just such an epic chat.
He joked that Samie actually cared more about Pete than him, adding: “She loves you. She did ask about you. She seemed to care more about you than me really.”
Sam then rubbished claims they went home together, continuing: “It was a lovely moment actually just sort of saying hello.”
Shock Zara McDermott break-up
Sam’s relationship with Samie came months after he and girlfriend Zara McDermott ended their five-year relationship.
Zara and Sam began their relationship in 2019, when she reached out and messaged him on Instagram. At the time, both were also newly single. But very quickly their romance became quite serious.
However, when Zara joined Sam on the cast of Made In Chelsea their relationship quite severely hit the rocks. It was revealed Zara had cheated on Sam while she was taking part in the celeb version of The X Factor in 2019.
The pair had a temporary break-up which was highly documented on Made In Chelsea. But after Zara made numerous public appeals, Sam ultimately forgave her.
They seemed to be going from strength to strength, sharing a house with two cats. And there was even speculation that he was getting ready to pop the question.
However, in January it was revealed they had split before Christmas, after making the “incredibly difficult” decision to end their relationship.
Sophie Habboo and Sam Thompson
Before Sam Thompson met Zara, his girlfriend was Made In Chelsea co-star Sophie Habboo.
Their relationship lasted six months, with Sophie ending it as she found Sam’s nature unappealing. But it didn’t take long before Sophie began dating Sam’s close friend Jamie Laing. They are now married with a baby on the way.
After her break-up with Sam, Sophie said: “His best attribute was he doted on my hand and foot. But his worst attribute was maybe that he cared about me too much.
“Some girls like that, I don’t. For me, I don’t like someone who is needy. Independence is key.”
While Sophie confirmed Sam “was a great boyfriend” she emphasised that she would “absolutely not” get back together with him.
Amelia Lily and Sam Thompson
Following their time on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, Amelia Lily became Sam Thompson’s girlfriend.
I make no qualms about it, I mistreated her.
However, once again, their relationship was short-lived. But this time, Sam admitted he didn’t treat Amelia well, which was a contributing factor to their break-up. He told The Sun: “I make no qualms about it, I mistreated her. I didn’t treat Amelia Lily very well, hence why she dumped me.”
Tiffany Watson
Fellow reality star Tiffany was the first public girlfriend of Sam Thompson, with their romance beginning shortly after she joined Made In Chelsea.
However, despite being together for a total of three years, between 2014 and 2017 – it was far from smooth for the couple. Their relationship was hit by numerous cheating allegations, from both parties, which led to them temporarily breaking up.
But they couldn’t seem to stay away from each other for long as they kept getting back together. However, their final break-up came in 2017 when it was revealed Sam slept with co-star Mimi Bouchard while he and Tiffany were on a break.
Since the break-up, Sam has had nothing but nice things to say about Tiffany, admitting he wasn’t “mature enough” for her.
He told OK!: “I wasn’t malicious during the break up. But I wasn’t mature enough. If I met her later in life, things would have probably worked out differently. I didn’t pay enough attention to Tiff.”
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