Sam Thompson has finally opened up about why he was in tears at the annual Tric Awards last month. The I'm A Celebrity star, 31, who was recently seen having what looked like an argument with his girlfriend Zara McDermott , explained the reason behind his tears on the latest episode of his podcast with best friend and co-host, Pete Wicks . On the latest episode of Staying Relevant, Sam admitted that he had got some 'really bad news' on the day of the Tric Awards, and was feeling 'really sad' - but didn't want to miss the big event so decided to put on a brave face and go.
Addressing the speculation after fans have continued to question if he's okay, Sam explained: "Firstly, there's no way of getting around it, I had actually received some bad news, so I actually was really sad, I'm not going to lie about it, but I was." "I wasn't crying though, I wasn't actually crying. I just want to let everyone know that now," he added.
"There was a paparazzi shot which said 'Sam Thompson crying after THAT argument with girlfriend Zara', after the Soccer Aid thing. They linked both of them together." Sam continued: "There's a few things here, I was really sad, and Pete being my best mate, he took me outside and the beauty of it was that Pete said we can't go out the front because there were a lot of paps there.
So, we went through the back. I let it go, I let it all out. I'm literally head-butting Pete's shoulder - I'm literally caressed into his armpit.
"He's being such a good mate and sa.
