Sam Thompson, the former Made in Chelsea star, has admitted that he is now “going broody” and is “struggling” with his new family.
Sam Thompson has admitted he is feeling ‘broody’(Image: Getty)
Influencer and radio presenter Sam Thompson has confessed that he’s becoming increasingly “broody” as he contemplates his future and the prospect of starting a family with someone new.
The 33-year-old has recently been coming to terms with single life after being in a relationship with fellow Made in Chelsea star Zara McDermott for five years, before their split earlier this year.
Following the heartbreak, Sam has received tremendous support from family and friends, particularly his sister Louise and his podcasting co-host Pete Wicks.
During a conversation with Pete, 36, on their Staying Relevant podcast, Sam opened up about his evolving bond with his sister’s son Leo – an experience that has sparked deeper thoughts about fatherhood after witnessing the happiness it has brought to his sister and brother-in-law.
Sam revealed that while Leo has gotten older, he initially found it difficult to understand his role as an uncle. However, this has since become much clearer.
Sam Thompson has spoken about his desire for children(Image: Getty)
He explained, “I really struggled with trying to figure out what an uncle’s role in Leo’s life is because I’m like, “Where do I fit in?” We’ve only been friends this year, and it’s like we’re going to become best friends.
Sam continued, “I think the year that I’ve had has pushed me toward them in the best way,” referencing his turbulent year following his breakup with Zara.
I’ve been circling that place ever since. I took him for his first bike ride. That was fantastic. I now feel like I’ll have a place in his life from the moment I die, which is cool.
“I’m becoming drowsy. After Sam had previously stated he wouldn’t want to reveal his desire for children on his dating app profile, the star said, much to his mate Pete’s surprise, “I just feel like we’re getting there, I feel like I’m getting there.”
Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott split earlier this year(Image: Getty)
This isn’t the first time Sam has delved into personal topics on the Staying Relevant podcast, using the platform to voice his reaction to the budding romance between his ex, Zara, and former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson.
The actress previously mentioned the bizarre incident where his phone suddenly started to explode with messages after he initially believed he had done something wrong but later realized it was due to Zara’s subsequent sharing of a selfie with Louis, which confirmed their relationship.
He said: “I’m watching some YouTube video and my phone just starts blowing up. I thought I’d been cancelled!
You know when someone says, “Just checking in mate, is everything ok? ” when you’re like, “Madam, it’s dinged up. and I’m asking “What is going on? ” on my phone.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has criticized India’s relationship as being “very one-sided” and claimed New Delhi had offered to eliminate US tariffs.
In a social media post on Monday, Trump criticized New Delhi for what he perceived as a slanted economic relationship and India’s purchases of Russian weapons and oil, adding to the deterioration of relations between the two nations.
“We do very little business with India, but they do a lot of business with us,” says one expert. In other words, they “sell us” a lot of goods, which is their biggest “client,” but we “sell them very little,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“They have already made an offer to eliminate their tariffs, but it’s already too late. He continued, “They ought to have done that years ago.”
Trump has not commented on any of his most recent statements, and the US president has frequently made unfounded claims that other nations have offered US excessive economic concessions in response to the threat of high tariffs.
Trump’s latest attack on India is seen as a partner of great significance as the US attempts to strengthen ties with Asian nations skeptical of China’s growing regional influence.
One of the highest tariffs the Trump administration has ever announced against scores of foreign countries was recently imposed by the US, which also criticizes India for purchasing Russian oil.
Trump frequently urges foreign leaders to purchase more US products in fields like energy and weapons manufacturing.
He stated on Monday that “India purchases most of its oil and military products from Russia, but not very much from the US.”
However, India has reacted to Washington’s severe tariffs, saying that New Delhi “will never bow down nor ever appear weak” in its economic ties with other nations.
Trump’s aggressive efforts to reform trade with the rest of the world, which he has described as unilateral and unfair to the US, may be compelled to work with other nations to create more cooperative relationships as they look for alternatives to an increasingly unpredictable US.
Nine kidnapping victims in Sokoto State were saved by Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) while several terrorists were neutralized in Zamfara State’s ambush.
The late on Monday night operation was conducted in response to reliable information regarding terrorist activity along Zamfara and the Sokoto States’ known crossing route, the Isa–Shinkafi–Kaura Namoda Road.
The terrorists attempted to use their captives as human shields after noticing the soldiers’ presence, according to spokesman for Operation Fansan Yamma, Captain David Adewusi, who made this disclosure in a statement on Monday.
He claims that the troops “methodically and decisively” killed a number of terrorists and let others escape with gunshot wounds.
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Three adult women and six children made up the abducted children from Garin Bature village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto.
They were taken to Shinkafi General Hospital for medical care.
A motorcycle, three mobile phones, two magazines containing 20 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, as well as an AK-47 rifle and two desert camouflage uniforms were recovered from the scene.
Adewusi added that Shinkafi Local Government Area officials had promised to take care of the victims’ safe reunion with their families after they were handed over.
Georgia Evans, the Wales ace, has received criticism for her appearance on the field.
The 28-year-old Saracens forward’s victory over Wales over the weekend put an end to their Women’s Rugby World Cup hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. She won her 42nd international cap.
During the 42-0 defeat in Salford, Evans earned praise from pundits for her ball-carrying, tackling, and work-rate, which frequently tie her hair back with ribbons during games.
However, she has responded to negative social media posts by saying that “a rugby player is no longer defined by your gender or what you look like.”
Evans continued, “It seems like my game day appearance seems to be offending some people, and I’m so sorry for that.
The biggest Women’s Rugby World Cup is taking place right now, with me, my team, and all the amazing female athletes from around the world celebrating the best of the best and being supported by thousands of people, including young boys and girls, who are finally seeing what is possible in this incredible game.
“Yes, Wales haven’t been at their best, but I’m not here to make any justifications for that.
What I’ll say is that my ability, my passion, or fight for this game are unrelated to what I choose to wear, including the bows in my hair, the tape around my arm, the eyelashes, and the full face of make-up I choose to wear.
Every boy and girl, regardless of their body type, shape, or appearance, has space and room in this game. A rugby player is no longer defined by their gender or appearance, which is not a rugby look. It’s childish, but to all those young girls, it’s a good reminder that you can’t be bothered by who you are in order to fit in a stereotype.
I’m bringing a little bit of Barbie to the party in an old-fashioned, man’s game.
“Thank you for all the support and love you have, non-fans,” to all those who aren’t fans. I won’t be changing, so don’t worry.
Imane Khelif, the former world champion boxer, has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a ruling that prevents the athlete from competing in the female category without a genetic sex test.
The Algerian has filed an appeal to overturn a World Boxing ruling that made its competitions subject to mandatory testing in May.
Khelif’s appeal also requested that Cas declare the 26-year-old unaffected and eligible for the 2025 World Boxing Championships, which will take place on September 4 through 14th.
Cas, however, rejected a request to hold off World Boxing’s decision until the case is heard.
World Boxing stated in May that “all athletes over the age of 18” who want to compete in sports that it owns or is sanctioned must “pass a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) genetic test to determine their sex at birth and eligibility to compete.
World Boxing apologized for including Khelif in its statement that all sex tests had to be done shortly after.
Both parties are currently exchange writing submissions, and Cas will schedule a hearing in due course with their consent.
In response to a gender-related controversy, Khelif won the women’s welterweight title last year at the Paris Olympics.
Due to alleged failing to meet gender eligibility requirements, Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting were previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Khelif was given permission to compete in Paris by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which in June 2023 revoked the IBA’s status as the amateur world governing body due to concerns about how it was run.
If their passports indicated that they were female, the IOC said competitors could enter the women’s division in Paris. The organization also made it clear last year that this was “not a transgender case.”
Khelif has always been a woman’s competitor, and there is no evidence that she is different.
Khelif may have XY chromosomes, making it possible that she may have DSDs like the runner Caster Semenya.
According to Al Jazeera, the United States has proposed a proposal for a southern Lebanon as an incentive for the Lebanese government to continue its efforts to disarm Hezbollah.
Thomas Barrack, the US envoy to the Middle East, showed little else but hints of financing during his Tuesday visit to Lebanon.
The Gulf, the US, and Lebanon will work together to create an economic forum that will provide a source of income, Barrack told journalists.
After last year’s Israeli war on Lebanon, experts speculated that the idea might be based on similar regions in Jordan and Egypt, two nations that have peace agreements with Israel.
A regional and domestic push to disarm the Lebanese organization has grown since the war, which was primarily waged against Hezbollah, and the relatively new Lebanese government, which took office in January and is under US and Israeli pressure, has declared its intention to do so.
Hezbollah’s demise is under increased pressure.
Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a conflict that started on October 8, 2023, and continued until a ceasefire on November 27 that Israel has repeatedly broken without any results.
During the war, Israel was able to assassinate many of Hezbollah’s leaders, which was unfortunate because of its weak military.
Hezbollah is a member of the Iran-backed “axis of resistance,” which suffered additional troubling effects in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s fall in Syria in December and Israeli-backed attacks on Iran in June, causing Hezbollah to lose regional support.
Hezbollah’s popularity outside its core constituency has declined over the past 20 years due to its role as the only Lebanese force capable of repelling Israel due to its support of al-Assad’s regime in Syria and its support of counterrevolutionary forces during the 2019 Lebanese uprising.
Many of its political allies have shifted their support for Hezbollah’s disarmament, including the Free Patriotic Movement and former presidential candidate Sleiman Frangieh.
Hezbollah’s domestic opposition said it was in favor of its disarmament because it would shift Lebanese state’s control over the country.
Hezbollah is now on the back foot with its opponents demanding disarmament and being removed from its position as Lebanon’s hegemon.
Hezbollah has previously criticized the government and rejected the idea of disarmament.
As protesters protest a visit by US envoy Tom Barrack to southern Lebanon on August 27, 2025, they display Hezbollah flags around the graffiti “Barak is animal.”
In a speech on August 25, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem declared, “We will not abandon the weapons that honor us nor the weapons that protect us from our enemy.”
He continued, “It cannot be trusted that Lebanon’s sovereignty will survive if this government operates in its current form.”
Trauma that the war left behind
In a war that it carried out more than five attacks on Lebanon for every attack Hezbollah or an ally launched at Israel, Israel killed more than 4, 000 people and internallydisplaced more than a million.
Israel has continued to occupy at least five of the southern Lebanon areas despite the ceasefire’s requirement that it withdraw there. It also continues to occupy and to destroy villages there.
Israel invaded southern Lebanon during the fighting, forcing thousands of people to flee for their lives. Thousands of people are still unable to return home as a result of Israel’s use of intensive bombing and white phosphorus.
According to Lebanese political analyst Karim Emile Bitar, “people in south Lebanon are still traumatized by the recent war,” putting pressure on the US economic zone proposal to be accepted.
He continued, “Many Arabs, Muslims, and the Global South do not think that the US is an honest broker.”
Analysts claimed Barrack was attempting to pressure the government to continue with the organization’s demise by putting pressure on the people of Lebanon, especially those who support or are affiliated with Hezbollah.
According to Barrack, “We have 40, 000 people who Iran pays to fight.” What will you do with them, exactly? Take their weapon and say, “Good luck planting olive trees, by the way”?
According to some media reports, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Barrack in Paris first discussed the concept of a state-owned industrial area in southern Lebanon. The idea was that state-owned Lebanese factories would be set up in the area near Israel’s border.
Other details are not as detailed. The lack of specifics makes it difficult to imagine what a monetary zone would entail, according to an Al Jazeera analyst.
Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God, authored by Joseph Daher, noted that both Jordan and Egypt have what is known as qualifying industrial zones (QIZs), which are constructed following the Oslo Agreement of 1993 with Israel.
Goods produced must contain at least some Israeli input in order to qualify for a QIZ. However, many Lebanese would still vehemently reject the fact that Jordan and Egypt also have normalized relations with Israel.
Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah, has declined to give the weapons. [Screenrab: al-Manar TV via Reuters]
Experts also criticize these economic zones harshly.
They operate as isolated enclaves that are disassociated from local communities, which can cause serious environmental effects, according to Yasser Elsheshtawy, an adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia University in New York and author of Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia.
They frequently play a role in workers’ rights abuses because they are typically prohibited from starting unions, he added.
No participation
Many analysts doubt whether such a prosperous project would gain the support or trust of local workers or residents despite its possibility.
According to Lebanese analyst and writer Michael Young, “I don’t see any desire or buy-in.” There will be buy-in if it ever succeeds, but all of this is too soon.
According to analysts, southern Lebanon’s residents don’t accept the US as a trustworthy actor or as a partner for Lebanon’s interests.
Qassem Kassir, a Lebanese political analyst believed to be close to Hezbollah, said, “The idea is rejected because there is no trust in America.”
Many Lebanese will find it difficult to believe that the US is acting in their best interests after a brutal war with Israel, which is a close US ally and largest recipient of military aid.
According to Bitar, “the economic zone] could provide oxygen and support a struggling economy.” However, it still must overcome a number of challenges, with psychological resistance the most pressing one being today. There isn’t enough trust, either.
Israel has attacked its neighbors on numerous fronts over the past 23 months, including in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria, with the US remaining silent.
According to Daher, “the US has not been pressing Israel to stop its violation of human rights, particularly in the past year and a half,” Daher said.
“Quite the opposite – it has been supporting them.”
On social media and other platforms, Hezbollah supporters from Lebanon, many of whom reside in the area where the economic zone is proposed, have publicly expressed their grave disapproval of US intentions.
Many people in Lebanon disapprove of US President Donald Trump or his country as a trustworthy or trustworthy representative of their interests [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters].
Some have accused the Lebanese government of acting in the interests of the US and Israel.
There are few other political options, according to analysts, besides accepting what the US and Israel are proposing, given the lack of trust in US plans for the region.
“Western regions of the population are being subject to this US-Israeli hegemony imposed upon them as a result of the aftermath of the [2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel] and its devastation,” Daher said.
