Sam Thompson breaks his silence on Samie Elishi split as he opens up on love life
Former Made in
Chelsea
star Sam, 32, began
dating
the Love Island beauty earlier this year - but the pair later broke up after two months.
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Sam Thompson shared an update on his love life
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It comes following his split from Love Island beauty Samie Elishi
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Speaking on his Staying Relevant podcast with best mate Pete Wicks, Sam shared an update on his love life.
He said: "I'm going to work on myself, no
dating
. I'm not ready. I realised that."
The Sun exclusively revealed
A source close to the former couple said: "It was a mutual thing and there is no bad blood between them.
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"They both just have really busy schedules, particularly
"It's a shame but sometimes things just don't work out."
Sam and
Sam was pictured snogging Samie and holding her face as they smooched outside
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They were also snapped walking arm in arm afterwards and he tenderly placed a hand on her waist.
While the pair didn't share their relationship on social media,
Sam Thompson and Samie Elishi SPLIT after just two months of dating
Grilled by his best mate Pete, he was relatively tight-lipped but said: "What I will say though, really awesome chick. You met her that night.
"Really, really lovely. Super down to
earth
, super
nice
, beautiful, obviously."
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Sam's romance with Samie followed
The pair had been together for five years before breaking up at the start of this year.
A source close to the couple told
"It's been an incredibly difficult decision for them to part ways, they still care and have a lot of love for each other.
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"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."
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Sam split from long-term girlfriend Zara McDermott at the start of the year
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