Zara McDermott takes a swipe at ex Sam Thompson and hints at reason behind split

Zara McDermott, 28, and Sam Thompson, 32, split earlier this month and now former Love Island star Zara appears to have take a swipe at her ex.

The Love Island and Made in Chelsea couple has been together since 2019, and shared their lives frequently on social media and with joint work projects. The duo lived together, and even shared two cats- Albus and Cedric. Despite their seeming domestic bliss, however, the duo had reportedly been travelling down different paths over the past few years.

Since the news of their split, Zara has been throwing herself in work projects and has been bust keeping her loyal followers updated on her Instagram and TikTok accounts. Yesterday, to mark Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year – Zara appeared to reference her recent split with Sam in a cryptic post.

The TV star reposted a video which alluded that ‘not everyone has the same heart as her’. The post also questioned why someone ‘would do what they did. ‘ The post, which was originally created by TikTok user @ewwieeee was captioned: “Me reminding myself that not everyone has the same heart as me, but still can’t understand why they did what they did because I would have never done it to them. “

After sharing the post, naturally, Zara’s followers began to question why she and Sam split, and whether something sinister had gone on between them which ended their seemingly perfect relationship. It comes after and insider claimed there were lots of underlying issues in their relationship before they ultimately called it quits after Christmas.

“Zara never felt like she was the priority with Sam. He always seemed to find someone or something to put before her,” one source told The Sun, with another adding that while Zara loved Sam, there were still issues in their relationship.

“They are both selfish in their own right and want to be successful in business as individuals – but of course that comes at a price,” they said, adding: “Sam is very childish – it’s even become a part of his ‘showbiz persona’ – but Zara feels as though she’s getting older and wants to start being taken more seriously. ”

Along with the differing personalities, the insider said Zara and Sam had different life goals, with Zara looking to move onto the next step while Sam was content as things were. They claimed that Zara was keen to start a family soon, while Sam felt they were still a bit young for kids and should remain focused on work for now.

News of Zara and Sam’s rumoured split broke at the beginning of the year, after a source told the Mail Online: “Sam and Zara have ended their relationship. It’s been an incredibly difficult decision for them to part ways, they still care and have a lot of love for each other.

“But after a tough year of working hard at their romance, they have split and will be focusing on their individual careers going forward into 2025. There has been no scandal or fallout between them, it’s just the result of a difficult year, where they both had to spend a lot of time focused on their own projects. “

The Mirror has approached Zara’s representatives for comment on this story.

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