Louise Thompson reveals what she REALLY thinks about brother Sam's ex Zara McDermott after split
Zara has now moved on with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson
EX FILES Louise Thompson reveals what she REALLY thinks about brother Sam's ex Zara McDermott after split
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LOUISE Thompson has revealed her true feelings about her brother Sam's ex Zara McDermott.
Former Made In Chelsea star Louise, 35, shared her opinion on Zara, 28, after being accused of 'not really ever liking' her.
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Louise Thompson has given her frank opinion on Zara McDermott
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Zara dated Louise's brother Sam for five years
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Zara lived next door to Louise when she lived with Sam
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Louise spoke out after appearing on 32-year-old Sam's podcast Staying Relevant.
During their chat, Louise was asked to describe Sam's ideal girlfriend and she said: "I'd love for you to try dating someone that has a normal job, that's outside of the media space. I think that could be exciting.
"You definitely need somebody that slightly puts you in your place, so who's gonna talk back to you, and not let you get away with everything."
Louise added: "If you're going to go down the fame route, can you just find someone that I would get along with. I'm thinking young British actress."
She suggested a good match for Sam would be Harry Potter star Emma Watson.
A clip of the podcast has now been shared on the official Instagram account for Staying Relevant.
Commenting on the footage, one follower was quick to mention Sam's ex Zara, who he split with in December last year.
She wrote: "I don't think Louise really ever liked Zara… don't blame her."
But Louise spotted the comment and was quick to set the fan straight.
Replying from her own account, she shot back: "I have to interject here. I actually really adored Zara."
Sam Thompson's sister Louise makes telling comments on 'really tricky breakups' as his ex Zara moves on with Louis Tomlinson
Louise's comment has been liked more than 2,000 times.
Backing her, one person replied: "It always seemed you got on so well. Hopefully it will be the same when he meets someone new . I'm sure it will.xx."
Another added: "I've always been a fan but you've just gone up 100% in my estimation!"
And a third said: "I'm glad that you put them right. you could always see that you like Zara from the videos you guys did together."
Sam and Zara split in December following a five year relationship.
Louise currently lives next door to Sam and Zara also lived in his property until their break up.
After the split, Louise did not address it directly but did speak about how "tricky" relationships can be on a podcast.
She explained on He Said She Said in March: "Being in a relationship is really hard because you can't convince the other person to share your line of thinking.
"And when it comes to things like breaking up or getting a divorce or choosing to have more kids, big decisions.
"If the person you're in front of doesn't agree with you on that, then that is really tricky."
Zara is now dating One Direction star Louis Tomlinson.
Last month it was confirmed Sam is seeing Love Island star Samie Elishi but that they are "taking it slow".
A source said: "They're still very much together, but are taking it slow.
"They're not interested in putting on a show for people and want to get to know each other properly away from the public eye."
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Zara and Sam broke up in December last year
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