ITV I'm A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson reveals his hopes for exciting future
11.12.2023 - 22:19
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Sam Thompson has just been announced as the King of the Jungle after his showstopping stint on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! last night - but he's already thinking about what's next.
The star has admitted his dream plans to become like the stars Ant and Dec, and said this would be a pure "bonus" following his ITV win. Sam said: "I’ll tell you what I’ve always dreamed of doing, and this is very much the pipe dream because you can’t ever do it.
"But I look at Ant and Dec as heroes and if I could do even a millionth of what they do I think I’d die a happy man. I would absolutely love to do some sort of entertainment stuff. But to be honest, I’ve got what I want. I’ve got what I need already.
"And so anything else would be a bonus to be honest with you, and that’s what made the show so special for me. I was in it for an experience and I’ve got it."
The newly crowned King called girlfriend Zara McDermott at 4am in the morning to share his exciting news, and she was over the moon for him.
Sam told the Mirror about his loving phone call, saying: "She said she’s fallen in love with me all over again and that this is the most proud she’s ever been.
"It was so lovely to hear, as it had been a long month and she was obviously my first call, and I needed to hear her voice to remind me of home, even though she said I probably smell."
Zara wasn't the only one falling in love with the blonde-haired boy on the TV, as viewers were won over by the stars charming nature and sheer joy he radiated through the screen.
In the end, he secured a whopping 56.6 per cent of the vote with former professional boxer Tony Bellew coming second with 43.4 per cent - and political figure Nigel Farage in third place.
The future is looking bright for Sam,