Sam Thompson has awkward reunion with ex-girlfriend as it's revealed he's split with Samie Elishi after two months
SAM Thompson had an awkward run-in with one of his exes after it was revealed he'd split from Samie Elishi.
Yesterday The Sun told how Sam, 32, and Love Island star Samie, 25, had called time on their romance after just two months.
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And the former Made In Chelsea star attended Buckingham Palace for The King's Trust Awards - where he bumped into former flame Sophie Habboo.
Pregnant Sophie, 30, who dated Sam for six months in 2018, was at the event with husband Jamie Laing.
Jamie, 36, later took to Instagram to share a snap of them posing together with Fearne Cotton.
But Fearne, 43, later took a swipe at Jamie and Sophie after they shared a clip of them recreating Meghan and Harry's infamous 'Baby Mama' dance on the Grand Staircase.
Jamie posted the video to his 1.6 million Instagram followers, writing: 'They said we couldn't film in Buckingham Palace."
After Jamie and Sophie posted their hilarious video mocking the Sussexes, Fearne appeared to take a dig at the pair.
Writing in the comments next to video, the podcaster said: 'You also had your pap camera out with a flash.
"Think of what the flash has done to those priceless paintings."
Sam and Sophie got together while starring on Made In Chelsea but she ended their relationship because he gave her too much attention.
She told new! magazine: 'His best [attribute] was he doted on my hand and foot, but his worst was maybe that he doted on me too much.
'Some girls like that, I don't. For me, I don't like someone who's needy. Independence is key.'
Sam and Samie confirmed they were dating in early May when they were spotted sharing a steamy kiss on a night out.
But yesterday an insider told us of their split: 'It was a mutual thing and there is no bad blood between them.
"They both just have really busy schedules, particularly Sam who has been non-stop recently, and it was really hard to make it work. They're still good mates.
"It's a shame but sometimes things just don't work out.'
Their romance came after Sam split from Zara McDermott in January.
Zara, 28, is now in a relationship with One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson.
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