Sam Thompson (TV personality)

Sam Robert De Courcy Thompson (born 2 August 1992) is an English television personality and radio presenter. Between 2013 and 2021, he appeared in Made in Chelsea. He is also known for appearing as a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, finishing in third place, on Celebrity Coach Trip, and several times on Celebs Go Dating. In 2022, he started hosting a Sunday radio show on Hits Radio. In 2023, he began appearing as a regular panellist on Love Island: Aftersun, as well as co-hosting the Love Island: The Morning After podcast. He won the twenty-third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Career
In 2013, he was cast on the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea. Thompson left the show for a time but later returned.

In 2017, he was a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother 20. He finished in third behind Sarah Harding and Amelia Lily. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, he appeared on the fourth, sixth and the ninth series for guest appearance on Celebs Go Dating, making Thompson the most frequent cast member on the show. In 2019, Sam was a contestant on the Celebrity Coach Trip 4. He was also on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, where he was shouted at by Ant Middleton.

In 2021, Thompson was on The Celebrity Circle with Pete Wicks, and they came second. Thompson also posts regularly on TikTok, partaking in pranks, dances and creates various other videos.

In 2022, he began a new career as a radio host hosting a Sunday radio show on Hits Radio. In January 2023, it was announced that Thompson would be a regular panellist on Love Island: Aftersun, alongside Indiyah Polack, as well as the new hosts of the podcast Love Island: The Morning After.

In December 2023, Thompson won the twenty-third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

In 2024, Thompson cameos in the UK version of Inside Out 2 as Security Man Sam, a character who finds himself on a chase with the emotions.

Personal life
Thompson is a Chelsea F.C. supporter and he was educated at Bradfield College. His mother Karen, a property developer, has had cameos with his sister, Louise Thompson in the reality TV series, Made in Chelsea.

Since 2019, Thompson has been in a relationship with Zara McDermott. In 2023, he was diagnosed with ADHD, Tic Syndrome and Autism. Thompson is close friends with fellow television personality Pete Wicks.