Determined not to let their love lives interfere with Soccer Aid, Sam Thompson and Louis Tomlinson kept their distance as the teams arrived back at their hotel after the match
Sam Thompson and Louis Tomlinson arrived back at the Soccer Aid hotel minutes apart after having narrowly avoided an awkward on-pitch reunion.
The pair have been together at the star-studded game, despite the One Direction star, 33, now dating Sam’s ex, Zara McDermott, 28. They kept their distance and tensions appeared to had relaxed when TV presenter Sam withdrew from the game injured – before a sudden recovery saw him player the final few minutes.
Louis was already subbed off when Sam entered Old Trafford pitch, but they had trained together before and also couldn’t miss each other during the day. Former Made In Chelsea star Sam and Zara broke up late last year before she moved on with One Direction singer Louis. It was said Sam was ‘blindsided’ by the move and appeared to make a sly dig at his ex while discussing his love life.
They were both seen arriving back at the team hotel following the charity match, which raised over £15million for UNICEF. It was agony for the pair after The Rest Of The World won the game 4-3, former Manchester United star Carlos Tevez inspiring an incredible turn around.
Sam, who risked playing after picking up a torn calf, arrived back in a grey tracksuit with Louis still wearing his SoccerAid outfit. The team-mates were spotted getting off the coach surrounded by Maisie Adams, Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe as fans lined up to welcome them back to the hotel.
They were both determined not to let their love lives interfere with the day and held a ‘peace dinner’ before the charity match, according to reports. A source told the Sun: “There is no beef between the pair. 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.”
Chatting to pal Pete Wicks, Sam hinted that Zara may have moved on too soon. He said: “I suppose a lot of people look for validation in other people right? And they look for the next person instantly because it’s like ‘I need to find someone else to fill that hole and I need to find that excitement.'”
Discussing how he was asked about coming face to face with Louis at Soccer Aid, he told Pete in a recent chat: “At the end of the interview, he goes, ‘Look mate, I’ve got to ask the question that everyone wants to know. This is sort of the big question really, the elephant in the room, What’s it going to be like with you and Louis? Obviously he’s doing Soccer Aid too.'”
Sam added: “Mate, you should have seen the room, everybody, it was a silent then everyone goes ‘Woah, Woah Woah, end the call! End the call!’ and I have just gone ‘No, no guys, I’ve got this, I’ve got this.’ I held my hands up to say just relax. I think I did alright and I meant everything I said as well, that it’s not about me or Louis or who anyone is dating, it’s f**king Unicef and charity and everyone is going to be there for the exact same reason.”
Source: Mirror
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