In this year’s Christmas special, the Made in Chelsea star will take on the Gladiators.
Sam Thompson would rather “eat a bucketload of kangaroo balls” than do Celebrity Gladiators again. The Made in Chelsea star is one of the famous faces taking on the Gladiators in this year’s Christmas special, airing on Christmas Day, and he admitted that if given the choice, he’d opt to return to the jungle before going head-to-head with Giant, aka Jamie Christian-Johal for another round.
Sam, winner of I’m a celebrity, get me out of here! he joked that he was “stitched-up” in the recognizable high-octane arena in 2023. Models Vogue Williams and Nicola Adams are also guests of the festive special.
Sam claimed to prefer to eat a kangaroo ball bucketload over taking him everywhere this week.
Giant hits you over the head with a stick, according to legend. I think I was a little stitched up. He is enormous. The name serves as the answer.
“I literally went, Oh, no! when he came out,” I said. While I was hitting him, he was just laughing at me. My soul was without hope.
But Sam didn’t feel like a “loser” because he came away from the show with a new friend in fellow contestant Joe Wicks. Joking about best pal Pete Wicks, he said of Joe: “We’re brothers in arms. There’s no losers because he just takes me with him. It’s great.
I’ve got too many Wickses in my life right now, so I’ve got to have another one. However, Pete is always in love with me because he is aware of that.
We produced a short video for Pete, and I joked that there was a new Wick in town.
“Sometimes, when I’m out, people mistake me for Pete Wicks.” They say, “Peter, it’s so lovely to see you!”
I’m like, “No, you’ve got the wrong Wicks,” I’m like. He must be thinking the same thing about me, he seems to.
Sam is planning a trip to the park next year after being crowned King of the Jungle for a busy few years. He responded, “I’m possibly slowing down a little bit. So I suppose I could take a little time off in 2026 to regroup and just enjoy life a little bit.
Sam’s appearance on the ITV show comes after he revealed he needed therapy following his break-up with Zara McDermott. The popular pair split up after five years together last Christmas.
Sam has acknowledged the difficulties he faced as the pair separated, despite the reports that the separation was amicable and a mutual decision following a difficult year. Sam acknowledged that he doesn’t talk about his past with Zara “out of politeness” when speaking alongside his best friend Pete Wicks.
He told Mail Online: “I respect that we’ve both kept it that way. But I don’t know one person who enjoys going through a break-up. I needed therapy to help me process that change in my life.
“I worked so hard last year, and I a little neglected myself and my friends and family.” One of the key takeaways was to allow myself some time; otherwise, you run the risk of getting sick.
Talitha Balinska, a DJ, and Sam is currently dating. The pair first met during a photo shoot in 2023 before rekindling contact at one of his arena shows earlier this year. After Sam confirmed it to Pete on his podcast a few months after starting their relationship, the two officially started dating.
Meanwhile, Zara has moved on with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson. She shared her first photo online with the singer earlier this month.
Source: Mirror
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