Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott ‘have decided to end their five-year relationship’.
The couple, who went on their first date after Love Island star Zara, 28, messaged Made in Chelsea star Sam, 32, on social media, began dating in 2019.
However later that year Zara admitted to cheating on Sam, with the drama also playing out on Made in Chelsea at the time.
Although they did briefly split, the couple decided to give things another go the following year and have been together since.
However, after the pair spent Christmas and New Year’s apart, a source has now said they’ve split again.
‘Sam and Zara have ended their relationship. It’s been an incredibly difficult decision for them to part ways, they still care and have a lot of love for each other,’ the source said.
‘But after a tough year of working hard at their romance, they have split and will be focusing on their individual careers going forward into 2025.
‘There has been no scandal or fallout between them, it’s just the result of a difficult year, where they both had to spend a lot of time focused on their own projects,’ they added when speaking to Mail Online.
Sam, who won the 2023 season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! spent New Year’s Eeve celebrating with his fomer Made In Chelsea co-stars Reza Amiri-Garroussi and Josh Patterson at London’s Kensington Roof Gardens, posting videos downing shots.
Meanwhile Zara spent the evening at home with her cats.
The pair also spent Christmas apart after Sam spent the day volunteering for a charity while she stayed with family in Essex.
They’d also previously being separated while Sam was filming I’m A Celebrity Unpacked in Australia while Zara stayed in the UK.
Just a few weeks ago the pair celebrated Zara’s birthday, with Sam sharing a post on social media calling her his ‘soulmate’ and ‘best friend’.
They had been living together at Sam’s home in West London for a few years, with his sister Louise, her fiancé Ryan Libbey and their son Leo living next door too.
Metro has contacted representatives for Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott for comment.
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