Sam Thompson enjoyed a boozy night out with pals Pete Wicks and Marvin Humes after his and ex Zara McDermott’s celebrity friends began ‘taking sides’ amid her new romance with Louis Tomlinson.
The I’m A Celeb winner, 32, took to his Instagram Stories on Saturday evening as he hit the town looking smart in stylish black suit.
Pete, 37, was also suited and booted and shared a mirrored selfie before the pair headed out to dinner and later caught up with Sam’s former I’m A Celeb campmate Marvin, 40,
Newly-single Sam flashed a huge smile while enjoying his meal and held up his beer before later sharing a hug with the JLS star.
Former Love Island star Zara, 28, dated The I’m A Celeb winner, 32, for five years before they split in December.
She is now thought to be dating One Direction star Louis after the pair were spotted enjoying a romantic evening overnight in Sussex.
Sam Thompson (R) enjoyed a night out with pals Pete Wicks and Marvin Humes (L) amid his split from Zara McDermott on Saturday
It comes after his and ex Zara’s celebrity friends began ‘taking sides’ after she embarked on a new romance with Louis Tomlinson
However, after being together for five years, Zara and Sam have a lot of mutual friends, who are now reportedly ‘stuck in the middle’ amid the drama.
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s really hard as the friendship groups were combined for five years and everyone was so supportive.
‘But now they’ve been torn apart and people are having to take sides. Some people have chosen Sam, others have chosen Zara – and some people are stuck in the middle.’
Louise was cynical about Zara but did warm up to her. Pete was always close to Zara, so the split is hard for him too.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Zara, Sam, Pete and Louise for comment.
Zara and Pete also have a close friendship, with Pete previusly admitting it was Zara who pushed him to do Strictly Come Dancing.
She previously said of the friendship: ‘The three of us have a very odd relationship, but it’s very amazing.
‘He’s literally my brother, my best friend. He’s Sam’s brother and his best friend. Me and Sam are together, so, I love them both very much in different ways.
Newly-single Sam flashed a huge smile while enjoying his meal and held up his beer before later sharing a hug with the JLS star
Pete, 37, was also suited and booted and shared a mirrored selfie before the pair headed out to dinner and later caught up with Sam’s former I’m A Celeb campmate Marvin, 40
Former Love Island star Zara, 28, dated The I’m A Celeb winner, 32, for five years before they split in December (Seen in March 2024 with Sam)
‘It’s a strange dysfunctional family. It works so well because we are all so different, the three of us, that we… just anything that any of us is faced with, like we’re all there for each other. It’s so lovely.
‘And I know it sounds a bit weird to be best friends with your boyfriend’s best friend – the whole trio.’
Zara and Pete also made a slew of hilarious TikToks as they spent time together while Sam was in Australia on I’m A Celeb.
Meanwhile, one fan took to Louise’s Instagram comments to address how she will move forward with her friendship with Zara, writing: ‘Hope you don’t just drop Zara’.
Louise appeared to make a defiant statement about her friendship with Zara by liking the comment.
Sam and Zara regularly made fun TikTok videos with Louise and her partner Ryan Libbey and the group also travelled together on lavish holidays.
And last month, Louise and Sam took to the BRIT Awards red carpet together, narrowly missing an awkward run-in with ex Zara.
It comes just after Zara’s eye-watering income was ‘revealed’ as she ‘ became a millionaire’ amid the split.
She is now thought to be dating One Direction star Louis after the pair were spotted enjoying a romantic evening overnight in Sussex
However, after being together for five years, Zara and Sam have a lot of mutual friends, who are now reportedly ‘stuck in the middle’ amid the drama
Sam and Zara regularly made fun TikTok videos with Louise and her partner Ryan Libbey and the group also travelled together on lavish holidays
It has now been revealed by The Sun that Zara’s post-Love Island endeavours have seen her rake in huge amounts of cash, reportedly £1million.
From reality TV to presenting hard hitting BBC documentaries, the former policy adviser’s media career has seen her ‘become a millionaire’.
Zara has appeared in various reality TV programmes after finding fame on the ITV dating show in 2018 – where she struck up a romance with Adam Collard.
The pair split soon after, but Zara later started dating Made In Chelsea’s Sam and appeared on the London-based show as his girlfriend.
In 2021, Zara presented her first documentary for the BBC, Revenge Porn, and a collection of films followed focusing on topics such as the dark side of party island Ibiza and eating disorders.
Then two years later she was selected as one of the celebrities to compete on the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Her impressive career so far has paid out, with The Sun reporting her company Zara Nicole McDermott Ltd has £300,000 in it.
The publication reported that Zara has paid out around £170,000 in corporation tax between 2022 and 2023, which indicates her income was around £1million.
And following her split from Sam at the end of last year, Zara has bagged herself her own London property thought to be worth £500,000.