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Sam Thompson admits he鈥檚 had a 鈥榞low up鈥?after growing close to Too Hot To Handle star and split from Zara McDermott
It was revealed today Sam is dating Lucy Syed as Zara moves on with Louis Tomlinson
SAM Thompson has admitted he鈥檚 undergone a major 'glow up' following his split from Zara McDermott and his growing bond with a Too Hot To Handle star.
Made in Chelsea star Sam, 32, opened up about his transformation on the podcast, which he co-hosts with best mate Pete Wicks, 37.
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As the duo reunited for the latest episode, Pete couldn鈥檛 help but point out the shift in Sam鈥檚 energy and appearance.
He said: 鈥淚鈥檝e got to say, since Paul [C Brunson] was on, you鈥檝e really come into your own.
鈥淚t鈥檚 had a dramatic impact on you as a person.鈥?/p>
Sam agreed, describing himself as being in a much better place.
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He said excitedly: 鈥淭his is it, baby! We鈥檙e on lift-off! The training wheels are coming off. The stabilizers are retracting. It鈥檚 like a plane taking off.鈥?/p>
Pete quipped, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know why all of your analogies are plane-based.鈥?/p>
Laughing, Sam explained, 鈥淏ecause when Paul was in, I said my life was like a plane with no pilot. But now I鈥檓 taking off again on a plane where the pilot is me.鈥?/p>
Pete also noticed a clear difference in Sam鈥檚 confidence.
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鈥淵ou鈥檙e glowing up. The golf is in full swing at the minute - excuse the pun. We鈥檒l ignore the fact that you鈥檙e dressed like a f***ing tree today and blending into the plant, but you do look great.鈥?/p>
Acknowledging his best mate鈥檚 compliment, Sam admitted he was feeling 鈥渧ery happy鈥?lately.
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It was revealed today Sam is dating Too Hot To Handle beauty Lucy Syed, 28, as Zara McDermott, 28, moves on with Louis Tomlinson.
Swimwear model Lucy was runner-up on the show last series and reportedly had an 鈥榠nstant connection鈥?with Sam, before they were spotted on a date.聽
A friend told : "Sam and Lucy were sharing direct messages over Instagram before they decided to meet up at a pub and then continue their night at The Rex Rooms.
鈥淭hey looked really close in the club, chatting and cuddling up together.
鈥淏ut their closeness continued after they spent the night partying together and the pair's connection has certainly put a smile back on Sam's face.
鈥淪am is enjoying being single again and dipping his toe back into the dating pool.鈥?/p>
Like Zara, Lucy is an aspiring singer and often shares clips of herself singing on TikTok.
Too Hot To Handle sees hot singletons from around the world come together in a tropical paradise.
The self proclaimed commitment-phobes who love a casual hook-up, then have to give up all hanky-panky for the entire retreat if they want to win the $100K (拢79K) grand prize.
Lucy stuck to all the rules during her time in Turks and Caicos - and failed to find love.
At the start of the year Lucy revealed she was still single as she shared an upsetting clip of herself crying.
She told fans: 聽"Well, at least we know manifesting works, I hate that it's called manifesting, like, 'man'鈥?it's like men are infesting my life and annoying and upsetting me. It's a man infestation... I'm ready for the glow up now please."
Sam and Zara split after five years, shortly after they spent Christmas apart.
A source close to the couple told聽聽at the time: "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."
Zara had been single since December, but was recently linked to a new hunk.
One Direction star聽Louis Tomlinson, 33, whisked model Zara to a hotel in Aldeburgh,聽Suffolk, earlier this month, where a fellow diner snapped them enjoying a romantic meal.
A source added: 鈥淟ouis whisked Zara away for a break in Suffolk and he absolutely charmed her.
鈥淚t鈥檚 clear he thinks she鈥檚 drop-dead gorgeous too.
鈥淟ouis is a proper gentleman so this trip was something he planned and put on for Zara.
鈥淗e was really thoughtful and wanted to make it special. They share the same values and are both incredibly close with their families.
鈥淟ouis is very protective over his sisters and Zara is the same with her younger brother Brad.
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鈥淔or now they鈥檙e taking things slowly and enjoying each other鈥檚 company to see where it takes them.鈥?/p>
The Sun contacted Sam's rep for comment.
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