Zara McDermott has made history as the first Love Island contestant to appear as a celebrity on Strictly Come Dancing, but new can exclusively reveal that her boyfriend Sam Thompson is a tad sceptical about her upcoming career move.
Former Made In Chelsea regular Sam is said to be feeling “insecure” over her Strictly stint, given that when she last appeared in a reality competition she cheated on him and they split up.
“They broke up because of it but have claimed to be super strong ever since,” a source has told new. “Sam is massively dreading history repeating itself and the Strictly curse is definitely playing on his mind.”
Zara – who was unfaithful to Sam with music executive Brahim Fouradi during her time on The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 – was the seventh contestant announced to be taking part in the BBC dance competition.
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Although it’s not yet known which professional dancer the 26-year-old reality star will be paired with, her potential partners are Graziano Di Prima, Gorka Marquez, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Carlos Gu, Vito Coppola or Giovanni Pernice, who previously dated former Love Island star Maura Higgins.
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Following the eagerly anticipated announcement of Zara’s latest project, reality star Sam filmed himself throwing his arms in the air with excitement.
“Go on Goose! The news is out! So damn excited for this journey,” he wrote on the clip, which was later posted on Instagram. “I’ll be coming down [each week] with a placard. And I’m going to bring Pete [Wicks]. Pete, me, you, the whole squad. We’re so proud of you.”
Our source claims Zara’s appearance on the show is bound to pull in the younger crowd, after she and Sam’s explosive post-cheating confrontation on Made In Chelsea attracted millions of viewers.
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“She is getting hotter by the minute and she’s likely to be a huge favourite,” our source said.
Many couples have got together after meeting on Strictly. Romances between celebrities and professionals have included EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo and dancer Flavia Cacace (who later went on to marry her celebrity partner Jimi Mistry), actress Kara Tointon and dancer Artem Chigvintsev and actress Gemma Atkinson and dancer Gorka Marquez (although they we...
Former Made In Chelsea regular Sam is said to be feeling “insecure” over her Strictly stint, given that when she last appeared in a reality competition she cheated on him and they split up.
“They broke up because of it but have claimed to be super strong ever since,” a source has told new. “Sam is massively dreading history repeating itself and the Strictly curse is definitely playing on his mind.”
Zara – who was unfaithful to Sam with music executive Brahim Fouradi during her time on The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 – was the seventh contestant announced to be taking part in the BBC dance competition.
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Although it’s not yet known which professional dancer the 26-year-old reality star will be paired with, her potential partners are Graziano Di Prima, Gorka Marquez, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Carlos Gu, Vito Coppola or Giovanni Pernice, who previously dated former Love Island star Maura Higgins.
[https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1692080842/articles/hQ_lI2P2K1692159964089/0814686111.jpg]
Following the eagerly anticipated announcement of Zara’s latest project, reality star Sam filmed himself throwing his arms in the air with excitement.
“Go on Goose! The news is out! So damn excited for this journey,” he wrote on the clip, which was later posted on Instagram. “I’ll be coming down [each week] with a placard. And I’m going to bring Pete [Wicks]. Pete, me, you, the whole squad. We’re so proud of you.”
Our source claims Zara’s appearance on the show is bound to pull in the younger crowd, after she and Sam’s explosive post-cheating confrontation on Made In Chelsea attracted millions of viewers.
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“She is getting hotter by the minute and she’s likely to be a huge favourite,” our source said.
Many couples have got together after meeting on Strictly. Romances between celebrities and professionals have included EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo and dancer Flavia Cacace (who later went on to marry her celebrity partner Jimi Mistry), actress Kara Tointon and dancer Artem Chigvintsev and actress Gemma Atkinson and dancer Gorka Marquez (although they we...
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