Sam Thompson says Adam Collard contacted him after savage Celebs Go Dating dig

22 August 2023 , 18:30

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Sam Thompson has revealed Adam Collard reached out with an explanation after the two-time Love Island star appeared to claim Sam is the celebrity he hates the most.

Adam - who previously dated Sam's girlfriend Zara McDermott – is currently back on our screens as the veteran Islander, 27, looks for love with the help of reality TV once again, this time on Celebs Go Dating. The Geordie personal trainer joins the likes of Vanessa Feltz and Kate Moss' sister Lottie on the latest series of the E4 show.

Promoting his stint on the show, Adam – who has been linked to co-star Lottie – appeared to throw a bit of shade Sam's way and indicate his ex-girlfriend's new beau if his "most hated celebrity" in a recent video. Sitting on a couch with a phone as he was asked questions like "biggest red carpet fail", Adam quickly flashed the phone to the camera to give viewers a blink-and-you-miss-it glimpse at his answers.

When it came to the "my least favourite celebrity" round, the image flashing up on screen for half a second was barely recognisable – but not for Sam's best mate Pete Wicks. The former TOWIE star took great delight in telling his pal on their podcast that Adam's answer was in fact "Sam Thompson".

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Zara briefly dated Adam Collard after meeting in the Love Island villa (ITV)

Laughing about the seemingly cheeky swipe alongside Zara during an interview with the Mirror today, former Made in Chelsea star Sam laughed off the brutal dig and revealed Adam actually reached out to him to explain himself once the awkward clip landed on social media.

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"He [Adam] actually he messaged me, bless him, because I put up on my Instagram that we're talking about it on the podcast and he basically said, 'It definitely wasn't like that – it was just a bit a bit of fun'. I kind of knew it would be something like that as he seems like decent enough bloke," Sam explained.

"You know, these shows always try and get a little bit of a little bit of press behind them with stuff like that," he continued. "He actually said it was like they'd already printed it on the on the card and he was like 'oh sweet' so I think he I think he actually got told to say that.

"He seemed really sweet to be fair and you know, not that I'm all for plugging other people's shows and stuff, but [the latest series of Celebs Go Dating looks great]. You know, I actually did I sent him a message and I'm really excited to watch looks like a really good lineup. So yeah, he seems like a nice guy."

Sam and Zara are working with Always to help normalise conversations about periods (Always UK)

Sam and Zara were chatting with the Mirror after teaming up with Always to help teachers and parents who may feel uncomfortable when chatting about periods at home and in school with young people who menstruate. According to research carried out by Always, almost half of teachers (47%) admit they would rather not give puberty education lessons, with 38% saying it is because it makes them feel uncomfortable. In addition, nearly half (48%) of parents quizzed admit they find period education uncomfortable to discuss with their children and almost a quarter (24%) admit the topic makes them feel nervous.

Chatting with the Mirror today, Zara recalled how she and fellow pupils could be made to feel "a bit embarrassed and bad" for being on their period at times at school. "When we were in school, doing swimming lessons and swimming classes, a lot of the girls obviously only felt comfortable wearing wearing period pads, because that's usually people's first step when they start their periods," Zara explained.

"Because of that it meant that teachers would ask 'why are you not doing swimming today?' [You'd reply' saying] 'Oh, well, I've got a note from my mum to say that I'm on my period' and they'd kind of roll their eyes like 'alright then'. It [was] like, you're made to feel a bit embarrassed and bad that you are on your period when it's like the most natural thing in the world."

Zara continued: "I think, generally, every adult has a responsibility to make this not a taboo subject and to destigmatize it and I really hope that things have changed a bit since I was younger. And you know, that was only what maybe like 12 or 13 years? Not like overly long ago. So I really hope that conversations have come on.

"But yeah, I remember, like, the only real time we spoke about periods was like in biology class, and you kind of learned the mechanics of it, but you don't actually learn about the kind of this emotional side, the psychological side of it, you know, the fact that everyone's period is completely different, like, all these things are things that we didn't really get thought about that much.

"I think that's the reason why Sam and I are working with Always on this campaign is because we think we see a big gap for this kind of education in classes, and we want to help bridge that gap with Always, so we've created this content, which is kind of part of their, you know, being prepared for your for your period and it's brilliant to be involved in because we can start like aiding teachers and adults in those conversations."

* Get period prepared with Always, Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson. Check out their new mini-content series on the Always Period Prepared Hub: always.co.uk/en-gb/period-prepared-hub