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The pictures were taken after Soccer Aid 2024.
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Zara McDermott has revealed what she and Sam Thompson were talking about in these pictures (Picture: SplashNews.com)
Zara McDermott has explained some seemingly tense photos which have emerged of her and boyfriend Sam Thompson.
The Love Island star, 27, took to social media to explain the snaps, in which she is seen animatedly pointing at the I’m A Celebrity winner, 31.
While it looked as though the pair were in a heated exchange, Zara has revealed she was actually giving Sam some positive affirmation after he took part in Soccer Aid at the weekend.
Sharing the pictures, Zara – who appeared alongside Sam on Made In Chelsea – said: ‘Why did this make me laugh so much btw.
‘”Stop saying you should have scored!!!! You did your best and that’s all that matters!! You need to stop doubting yourself!!!!”‘ Zara wrote, reciting their conversation.
‘It looks like we are having an argument but I’m actually telling him positive affirmations in a very passionate manner,’ she explained.
It turns out Zara was actually giving her beau some very animated positive affirmation (Picture: SplashNews.com)
Zara says she was telling Sam to not be so hard on himself after Soccer Aid (Picture: SplashNews.com)
The star then shared footage she took of Sam on the pitch, and wrote: ‘Made a little vid for him from my POV. Hehe, so proud!’
Sam took to Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium alongside a whole host of stars including Jill Scott, Bobby Brazier, Danny Dyer and Tom Hiddleston, as they formed the England team and played the charity football match against World XI team, comprising faces including Usain Bolt, Tommy Fury, Roman Kemp, Lee Mack, Maisie Adam and Tony Bellew.
The annual celebrity football match put on to raise money for UNICEF saw Usain Bolt and Jill Scott captain their teams, with the latter’s England team winning 6-3.
In total £15,049,590 was raised for the charity post-match, and since starting in 2006, Soccer Aid has raised more than £105m, with last year’s game clocking up £14.6m.
The England squad was coached by Frank Lampard, Harry Redknapp, David Seaman, Vicky McClure, and Robbie Williams, while the World squad was coached by Mauricio Pochettino, Jesus Perez, and Toni Jimenez.
It was a special moment for Sam, as he grew up in Chelsea having appeared on Channel 4’s Made In Chelsea for a number of years, where he found fame.
One of Zara and Sam’s most memorable scenes on the reality show came when she begged him to give her another chance in their relationship while in floods of tears on a park bench.
The pair have been together since 2019 (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
They have come so far since that Made In Chelsea viral moment in which Zara begged for Sam to give her another chance (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
The lovebirds began dating in 2019 after Zara – who appeared on Love Island in 2018 – messaged Sam on Instagram.
Sam told OK Magazine: ‘She slid into my DMs. It was great and I’m glad she did.’
Later that year Zara joined Sam on Made in Chelsea, and the pair appeared to break up for a short while in September 2020, with a source telling MailOnline: ‘Zara and Sam split towards the end of last month. They had been arguing a lot since moving in together as a result of lockdown and things just built up between them.
‘Zara has moved back to her parents’ house in Essex where she’s taking some time for herself, she really loved Sam so this hasn’t been easy for her. Sam has gone away to have a break from it all and clear his head away from Zara and social media.’
It then emerged that Zara cheated on Sam, as she wrote him an open letter which ended in that now-viral clip of the pair on a park bench.
In tears, Zara said she really believed they could get through this, before Sam left saying that he needed space.
Fast forward to December 2020 and Sam confirmed he and Zara were back together saying he ‘believes in forgiveness’.
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