I'm A Celeb's Sam Thompson has opened up on his "really romantic" first date with girlfriend Zara McDermott, as he revealed that they started talking after she "slid into his DMs".

Former Made in Chelsea star Sam, 31, is currently slumming it in the Australian jungle whilst his partner Zara, 26, who starred on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, watches his every move from home.

Sam and Zara began dating in 2019, and after a brief split in 2020, they got back together, and are now stronger than ever.

In the Aussie jungle, whilst sat at the creek, Sam, JLS star Marvin Humes, 38, and Fred Sirieix, 51, discussed the loves of their life – Sam with Zara, Marvin with wife of 11 years, Rochelle Humes, with whom he shares three children, and Fred with girlfriend 'Fruitcake'.

Marvin asked Sam: “What was your first date with Zara?” before Sam described a dinner date: “We got loads of sake, started singing in the restaurant. We were a little bit drunk and I asked her if I could kiss her.”

‌Of how they first started speaking, Sam said: “Fred, I’m going to be honest with you mate, it was really romantic… she slid into my DMs.

"This is so lame. I liked a couple of her photos to just to sort of let her know I was alive and she followed me on Instagram… then I said to her, ‘Look I’m going to be really honest with you I’m really bad at this digital texting stuff, I’m going to get it wrong soon, can I take you out on a date…?’”

‌Of meeting his now wife, Marvin said: “I met Rochelle when JLS and The Saturdays were doing shows together. I’d always said to the boys, ‘I really like her, I think she’s hot’. We went to a nightclub in Ireland after doing a show together one night and we were just chatting, getting on really well.

"She went to the toilet, right? She left her handbag at the table with me. So then, I thought, right, got her phone out and called myself so I had her phone number. It took about three months of pestering her to get a date.

‌"[Our first date was] McDonald’s car park in Wembley… that was our first date. Here we are 13 and a bit years later, three kids… I’m very, very lucky.”

‌Fred said: “I’ve never had a bad date. But the way I met Fruitcake, I met her in Peckham… I was walking up and she was smiling at me and I was smiling at her and I liked her eyes… I just had to talk to her… I asked for her number, I said, ‘Shall we go for a drink tonight?’ That was 9 years ago. We’re getting married next year in Jamaica.”

‌An excited Sam then attempted to plan a Stag 'Do for Fred, as he suggested that they all headed to Las Vegas, begging Fred to let him organise it.

‌Marvin laughed: “I’d love to see Sam’s organisation of Fred Siriex’s stag. That’ll be next level.”

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