Sam Thomspon has revealed his bid to break into presenting went awry after he was snubbed by ITV's This Morning , losing out on a job to a showbiz rival. The Made In Chelsea star told his friend and podcast co-host Pete Wicks how his offer to present the showbiz news was turned down, instead leaving him dressed up as "Dosh Man". Speaking on the Staying Relevant podcast, 31-year-old Sam told how he was dressed up for a competition segment in which he approached people to spin a wheel, giving them the chance to win a cash prize.
But instead of letting the I'm A Celebrity winner try his hand at presenting after he repeatedly asked them, they gave the gig to Big Brother's Will Best , with Sam claiming he was told there were no available slots. Even winning I'm A Celebrity hasn't bagged Sam a job ( Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Sam said: "I'm trying to work my way up the ladder and I'm literally sitting there like 'I know you've got to climb'. So I'm out there like, 'Hey, guys, can I do the showbiz news or like come into the studio and do a bit of auto-cue stuff, I'm alright at that'.
"And they're like, 'No, we love you on the team but we just think we're going to keep you doing Dosh Man for a little bit longer.' And I was like, 'ok fine', so I've turned up my little action-man suit, and, it is really nice to meet people, I do love that bit. "But then they [ ITV ] were like, 'we've got no spaces for showbiz, it's already taken up and then literally the next day, 'Will.
