Over the last few days Zara McDermott has done little to prevent the rumour mill kicking into action after she was recently pictured holding hands with her new man, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson. The former Strictly Come Dancing star, 28, was spotted looking happier than ever while walking the streets of Malibu, hand in hand with Louis.
But it looks as though Zara, who split with I’m A Celebrity Star Sam Thompson in December last year, is now back in the UK – and the first place she visited was the bakery Gail’s.
Just before she jumped on board her flight to the UK, Zara, who found fame on Love Island, was seen in a romantic embrace outside Louis’ property. Sharing a picture of her coffee from the much loved bakery branch, fans were over the moon. Captioning her post, she wrote: “I’ve missed you.”
It has only been a matter of weeks since their budding relationship emerged and judging by their body language, it looks as though things are going from strength to strength. Louis was seen pulling Zara in closer to him before planting a kiss on her lips.
However, one person who will not be jumping for joy over her arrival back in the UK is Sam ,who has made no secret of that fact he has been struggling with the couple’s split.
The pair first got together in 2019 and Zara then made her debut on Made In Chelsea, where Sam was a regular. After five years together, the pair shared a home in London next door to Sam’s sister Louise Thompson and were paw parents to two cats.
Posting a video on social media in the New Year, Sam did his best to remain upbeat, a trait that has fans have come to know and love.
Taking to Instagram, Sam shared a motivational video and captioned it saying: “Good morning for us all incoming.” He went on to declare: “But I feel you’re going to have a really good day. You’re going to have a really good week – and I’m never wrong.”
He went on to say: “Lets have it! And there is a new episode of Stayin’ Relevant out, so check that out. Pete’s in a good mood for this one.”
However, despite his happy go lucky demeanour, sources close to the reality TV star revealed that he was left “blindsided” and devastated over the speed in which Zara moved on.
A source told The Sun last month: “Sam is obviously devastated by the news, he was with Zara for years and the break-up has hit him hard. He’s taking some time out to focus on himself – it’s completely blindsided and embarrassed him.”
They added: “He didn’t expect Zara to move on so quickly and he’s still dealing with the aftermath of the split. He’s not found the split easy and has been trying to keep busy and take his mind off it by focusing on work, friends and family. But everyone can see that he’s struggling and just needs to take some time out to reassess things.”
Thankfully for Sam, he has been surrounded by a close circle of family and friends, including Staying Relevant co-host Pete Wicks. The source claimed that Sam is determined to put the relationship behind him and move on to focus on future work projects and has been focusing on is the live tour of his podcast at the O2.
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