‘Sad’ Zara McDermott shares throwback snap from couple’s holiday with Sam Thompson

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Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson

by Daisy Hall |
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Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, we’ve got some news… Made in Chelsea’s Sam Thompson and Love Island’s Zara McDermott have broken up. Okay, so they’ve been broken up for a week, but we’re still obsessed with how they’re each handling the split.

Zara, 23, has naturally gone down the sexy photo route.

Her latest snap shows the X Factor: Celebrity star topping up her tan in a turquoise bikini in a throwback snap of her trip to Rome. Alongside the photo, she wrote “throwback to Rome🥺.”

What’s with the long face, Zara hun?

Fans were quick to show their admiration for the pic with a mass of heart eyes filling the comments section. Some fans were more direct (and creepy) in their appreciation with one follower saying, “I wish that mattress was my face”. Erm, WHAT?

Zara has also been sharing shots from her ASOS edit, which feature the model in a series of stunning outfits. Excuse us a second whilst we add the lilac suit to our basket, we’re obsessed.

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Made in Chelsea most dramatic splits

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Spencer Matthews and Caggie Dunlop

The OG tragic split, even featuring an IRL (well, scripted reality) leaving at the airport scene. Spencer and Caggie weren't officially a couple, with Spencer dating model Funda Önal, but the chemistry between them was undeniable and for a long time Spenny thought of her as the love of his life. Eventually, feeling played by Spencer stringing her along while refusing to dump Funda (we don't blame her, tbh) Caggie left to pursue a "music career" in New York, and Spencer, realising the error of his ways, rushed to catch her at the airport to win her back. He missed her. Talk about dramatic.

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Ollie Lock and Gabriella Ellis

Cast your minds back to the first series and you will remember that a long-locked Ollie Lock was in fact dating a woman - aspiring pop star Garbriella Ellis, no less. But the couple split because Ollie was confused about his sexuality, and he quickly went on his "first ever" date with a man, leaving Gabriella heartbroken. So heartbroken, in fact, that she wrote her next pop song, Fight, about him, and there were some bizarre scenes in series two when she cast an Ollie lookalike to play the role of the leading man (subtle, hun).

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Hugo Taylor and Millie Mackintosh

We all know how this turned out IN THE END, but cast your minds back to series one and you'll remember the OG Chelsea power couple met a very messy end when Millie found out that Hugo (best mate of slimy Spencer Matthews) had cheated on her with HER best friend, the unassuming Rosie Fortescue. Cue a VERY dramatic speech at a party where Millie outed their betrayal in front of all their friends, making for possibly one of the best MiC scenes to this day.

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Spencer Matthews and Louise Thompson

After Caggie, Spencer's next conquest (in fact there might have been a few in between, to be fair), was weepy Louise Thompson, who was regularly reduced to tears by his womanizing ways. For some reason she stayed with him through multiple infidelities (seriously, we don't get it?) but things eventually came to a head when Spence met Louise at a bridge by the Thames (a classic) and told her he couldn't respect her when she "allowed" him to cheat on her.

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Binky Felstead and Alex Mytton

We were all rooting for Binky and new boy Alex Mytton when he showed up in series five, but it quickly became apparent he was one of the 'bois' by how well he got along with resident villains Spencer and Jamie Laing. They were a cute couple for a while, but Binky eventually split with Alex after learning he'd cheated on her on a night out with Spencer. She later found out the night in question had actually been an ORGY, which made things ten times worse. Poor Binks.

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Sam Thompson and Tiffany Watson

Ah, young love's dream. Except, not really, because a freshly de-cherried (presumably) Sam Thompson simply could not keep it in his pants during his two year relationship with Tiffany Watson. The couple eventually split during tearful scenes in Croatia, with Tiffany quitting the show shortly after. However, after Sam returned in 2019 with his Love Island girlfriend Zara McDermott in tow there were some seriously tense scenes where Sam very much gave the impression he wasn't over his first love.

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Louise Thompson and Alik Alfus

This one ruined us. Sure, New Yorker Alik was a bit of a bumbling idiot, and moving to the UK and asking Louise to marry him was A TAD overkill, but the scenes where Louise decided she couldn't go through with it and gave the ring back were peak heartbreak. There was later talk that their split had something to do with fellow American cast member Stephanie Pratt, but she hit back with a tweet saying, "Uhhh no she was shagging her trainer since March." She's now engaged (or is she?) to said trainer, Ryan Libbey.

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Jamie Laing and Frankie Gaff

We hate to say it, but Chelsea OG Jamie Laing just doesn't seem like he deserves a girlfriend. Not that Frankie Gaff was our fave, but is there a single partner Jamie hasn't done the dirty on? His relationship with Frankie was particularly eye-roll, but Frankie gave as good as she got when she went after Jamie's boi Alex Mytton and allegedly hooked up with TOWIE's Dan Edgar. They eventually split after one too many tearful confrontations at the dinner table with friends, and Frankie quit shortly afterward.

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Liv Bentley and Digby Edgley

After meeting on the set of one of 'photographer' Liv's nude shoots, it was love at first sight for these two and they managed a pretty normal relationship for a good few series. But things started getting rocky in series 18 with Digby increasingly frustrated by Liv's social life and Liv feeling stifled. At the end of the series after some major on-ing and an off-ing, Digby left for South Africa for work for three months, but then Liv went on Celebs Go Dating and the former couple shared some cut throat digs on Insta.

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Maeva D'Ascanio and Miles Nazaire

Let's face it - the golden era of MiC ended when the last remaining connections to the OG cast faded from the show (excluding Jamie Laing, obv), and we've been less invested in their relationships since then. But a special mention goes to Maeva D'Ascanio and Miles Nazaire. As each others' first loves in their native France, Maeva followed Miles to London where she joined the MiC cast and after a full series of heartbreak, the couple agreed to move on. We're sure Miles didn't have his best mate James Taylor in mind for Maeva's next squeeze, though. Awks.

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Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott

After meeting on the celeb circuit, Sam brought Love Islander Zara onto MiC with him (despite her being very much not from Chelsea) in 2019 as he returned from a break from filming. Cue VERY awkward exchanges with his ex, Tiffany, who also picked that series to return. In September 2020 allegations of Zara cheating on Sam during her stint on The X Factor came to light (oh how the tables have turned, hey Sam?) and their dramz split is set to play out on the upcoming series.

Meanwhile, Sam, 27, has been back to his usual antics and has started filming some hilarious TikToks with his sister Louise. His latest video features the pair taking part in the Wipe it Down challenge.

Can someone please confirm that they’ve bought matching outfits and don’t share underwear, we’re a little bit worried.

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Also, you have to watch Reality News which he films with Pete Wicks because they are the greatest thing on Instagram at the moment. We can’t get enough of their bromance.

Sam and Zara broke up after it was claimed that Zara had cheated on Sam whilst taking part on The X Factor: Celebrity last year.

Whilst Zara may be trying to win her man back, it looks like she’s got a bit of competition in the form of Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry. We’re not sure how Amelia Lily’s going to feel about that…

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