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Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott ‘living separate lives for a year’ ahead of ‘split’

Reports surfaced that they'd broken up on New Year's Day

Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott’s reported split was “coming for a while” amid claims the pair were living separate lives for a year ahead of their ‘break-up’.

Reports that Sam and Zara had called time on their five-year relationship surfaced on New Year’s Day. So far neither has addressed the split reports.

However, a friend of the couple has now alleged that the writing was on the wall for the couple after they started spending “increasing time apart”.

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Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson walking down the street
Zara and Sam were together for five years ahead of their reported split (Credit: Splash News)

Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott’s romance ‘proved impossible’

With Sam busy in Australia on I’m A Celebrity spin-off Unpacked, and Zara busy working on her documentaries in the UK, it appears their romance took a back seat.

So much so that pals claim they had been “living separate lives” since Sam won the jungle series at the end of 2023.

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