Louise Thompson shares family reactions to brother Sam’s I’m A Celebrity win as mum Karen cries and says she’s about to throw up and son Leo cheers at the TV
Louise Thompson has shared her family’s reaction to brother Sam Thompson’s win on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
The 31-year-old former Made in Chelsea star was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night, with boxing legend Tony Bellew coming in second and Nigel Farage third.
He had been the bookmakers’ favorite to win for several weeks after proving popular with ITV viewers, but there was still plenty to play for in the final episode, which included a final grim challenge and the campmates’ final meal.
His older sister and reality TV star Louise, 33, attended the finals party at Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott’s house.
She was joined by her two-year-old son Leo, fiancé Ryan Libby and her mom Karen Thompson, as well as a group of Sam’s friends.
Louise Thompson has shared her family’s reaction to brother Sam Thompson’s win on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
The former Made in Chelsea star, 31, was crowned king of the jungle on Sunday night, with boxing legend Tony Bellew coming in second and Nigel Farage third.
His older sister and reality TV star Louise, 33, attended the final viewing party at Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott’s house.
She posed herself in a special Team Sam top and revealed that the house was decorated with lights in the shape of Sam’s face and there was even a special jungle-themed cake.
Louise shared with the group how Sam finally started his first food challenge, writing: “Such a big moment… and the one we’ve all been waiting for.”
The whole gang groaned in disgust when Sam was forced to eat a camel’s penis and a pig’s vagina, but also praised him for managing to eat it all, with Louise saying: “I can’t believe he did that, that’s not Sam at all!” ‘
She captioned the clips: “Honestly, I’m so impressed” and filmed him vomiting as she wrote: “That’s how bad he wanted to win.”
Zara cheered on her boyfriend in the background and shouted: “Shut up!”, while Louise assured her mum Karen: “Mum, he can do anything, he’s so cool.”
However, it seemed like too much for poor Karen, who covered her mouth with her hands and admitted that she was trying not to throw up, before bursting into tears and saying: “This isn’t funny!”
Louise laughed at her mother’s reaction and said: “Mom is crying, she’s going to throw up!” and wrote: “My mother will actually blow the pieces apart.”
Meanwhile, her son Leo was mesmerized as he watched his uncle on screen, despite Louise noting that he “stayed up well past his bedtime.”
She was joined by her two-year-old son Leo, fiancé Ryan Libby and her mom Karen Thompson, as well as a group of Sam’s friends.
She posed herself in a special Team Sam top and revealed that the house was decorated with lights in the shape of Sam’s face and there was even a special jungle-themed cake.
Louise shared with the group how Sam finally attempted his first food experiment, writing: “Such a big moment… and the one we’ve all been waiting for.”
The whole gang groaned in disgust when Sam was forced to eat a camel’s penis and a pig’s vagina, but also praised him for managing to eat it all, with Louise saying: “I can’t believe he did that, that’s not Sam at all!” ‘
She captioned the clips: “Honestly, I’m so impressed” and filmed him vomiting as she wrote: “That’s how bad he wanted to win.”
Zara was in the background encouraging her boyfriend and shouting: “Shut up” while Louise assured mum Karen: “Mum he can do anything, he’s so hardcore.”
However, it seemed like too much for poor Karen, who covered her mouth with her hands and admitted that she was trying not to throw up, before bursting into tears and saying: “This isn’t funny!”
He watched with joy as Sam crossed the iconic bridge after being crowned King of the Jungle, while the entire group cheered as Sam hugged his best friend Pete Wicks.
Zara shared a video of Sam’s loved ones seeing the very moment Ant and Dec declared him the winner.
She, Louise and Karen immediately started jumping and squealing with joy, and someone grabbed Leo and lifted him into the air.
Likewise, Sam jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony as presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the results, before admitting he was “shocked”.
He said: “I’m really shocked, I didn’t even think I’d be invited to the show. I do not know what to say.’
Asked what he wanted to say to those who voted for him, he tearfully replied: “I’m so grateful, thank you so much. I’ve been dreaming about this show for years and you made a boy’s dream come true.”
Tony wasn’t too disappointed to finish second as he felt his new friend was more than a worthy winner.
Meanwhile, her son Leo was mesmerized as he watched his uncle on screen, despite Louise noting that he “stayed up well past his bedtime.”
He happily watched Sam cross the famous bridge after being crowned King of the Jungle, while the entire group cheered as Sam hugged his best friend Pete Weeks.
Zara shared a video of Sam’s loved ones seeing the very moment Ant and Dec announced him as the winner.
He said: “10 days ago I knew. When I first met him, I knew I had never met a man like him… He deserves this more than anything in the world and I couldn’t be happier.”
Sam has openly stated that he is a superfan of the series and admitted that it was “100 times” better than he expected.
In an interview with Tony before the wrap-up, he was asked if the result lived up to his expectations and he said: “It did so much more, I’ve never been so shocked in my life, times 100, the little moments are the best.” moments too.
“My favorite time in the whole jungle was when Snake Rock came back and we had the whole family together again… The atmosphere was so amazing that I thought, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever been as happy as I am right now.’ Now”.’
Sam jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony as presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the results, before admitting he was “shocked”.