SAM Thompson has confirmed he’s dating again following his “rough”; split from Zara McDermott.
The Made in Chelsea star has been heartbroken since his ended in December.
As The Sun revealed, 32-year-old Sam has been dipping his toe back in the dating pool – having swapped messages with ‘s Sami Elishi.
Days after his ex Zara was pictured with her new flame, star , Sam met up with a mystery woman for drinks.
Speaking for the first time about officially moving on from Zara, Sam said on his podcast Staying Relevant: “I went on the first date that I’ve had since I’ve been single recently and I was so nervous that I messaged Pete and it was the sweetest thing ever, but Pete basically sent me a list of what I had to do.”;
Sam ordered his date a drink and waited at a table for her, having arrived 40 minutes early.
“I was absolutely terrified,”; he admitted.
“But you know what? There’s so many things that Pete gave me in that little snippet of advice.
“That’s what Pete’s so good at. He literally gave me a play by play of what he, she walks in, I gave her a kiss on the cheek. I had a glass of wine waiting for her.
“I told her she looked lovely. I went, ‘here’s to a great date’. She sat down and we were off.”;
Pete then quizzed Sam on his ‘glow up‘ plans – having spruced himself up since becoming single.
Sam said: “Oh, God, I think I’ve done everything I can do.
“I’ve done whatever it is that I can do, because I’m aware that I looked like f***ing shit.
“No, no, I am aware of that. I’ve looked at photos, I’ve looked at videos, I’ve been like, my God, you’re a piece of s***.
“It was a pretty tough time back then. I was thinking ‘God, you really let yourself go.’
“Now I’ve got myself to a place where I’m like, I feel like I’m happy and I’m comfortable in my own skin again, if you know what I mean.”;
