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Sam Thompson suffers injury during gruelling Soccer Aid challenge which leaves his sister Louise 'petrified' and on the 'cusp of having a breakdown'
Sam Thompson has suffered a huge injury during a gruelling multi-marathon challenge which has left his sister Louise 'petrified' and on the 'cusp of having a breakdown'.
The I'm A Celeb star, 32, has been given the task to travel a mammoth 260-mile journey on both bike and foot to deliver the match ball to its new home in Old Trafford, with the hope of raising much-needed funds for Unicef.
To complete the challenge, Sam is expected to run a marathon for five days and cycle in between, ensuring the ball arrives on June 6, just in time for kickoff on Sunday, June 15.
But after running the first marathon Sam has revealed that he has 'popped his calf' and has now been strapped into a medical table with the hope to recover in time for his session on the bike.
In his usual happy mood, Sam appeared unphased and ready to carry on despite his family posting distressed-looking videos to social media.
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And his injury has left his sister Louise 'petrified' and on the 'cusp of having a breakdown' as she took to her Instagram Stories to give her followers an update
Hits Radio shared a clip of the former reality TV star on the phone where he said: 'I'm just sat on the table. I've got Game Ready on, which is like a bucket ice machine.
'We've completed a marathon. It was going great until my calf popped. Don't really know what that means but something has happened. So I can barely walk on it.
'But we completed the marathon and we are going to do the bike in a bit. Let's see how that goes.'
And while Sam appeared in happy spirits, his sister Louise took to her Instagram Stories looking in distress to give her fans an update.
She said in the video: 'I cannot believe I am in my dressing gown but desperate times call for desperate measures.'
'I have been following so closely to the Soccer Aid channel, the Instagram, the Instagram Stories, Hits Radio this morning all covering my brother doing his run from here to Manchester.
'And I am literally on the cusp of having a breakdown every time I see stuff. I saw a video of him limping really badly after the first marathon and he has now got to get on a bike and do a really really really long cycle and I am so worried his legs are just going to give in'.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline earlier in the day, Sam opened up about what he believes will be the biggest challenge he'll face over the next five days.
But after running the first marathon Sam has revealed that he has 'popped his calf' and has now been strapped into a medical table with the hope to recover in time for his session on the bike
He said: 'The hard part of this challenge is gonna be the fear of not completing it.
'That that will, is and will always be the hardest thing in my head is the fear of injury and not being able to play it.
'I just, I have to be able to get of course I finish line.
'And like, you've seen how many people are here. Just letting people down is my biggest weakness, so that is terrifying to me.'
Elsewhere, Sam gave an update on his relationship with Samie Elishi as he kicked off the first day of his intense Soccer Aid challenge.
While his sister Louise and her partner Ryan Libbey were present at the starting line to show their support, Samie was notably absent.
Speaking just moments ahead of the challenge, Sam revealed that several close friends, including best mate Jamie Laing, have remained tight-lipped about whether they'll join him along the way.
However, he did confirm whether or not Samie, who he has been dating since April, will be making an appearance.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Sam said: 'Throughout the experience, I hope there'll be a few people.'
When asked directly if Samie would be making an appearance, he responded: 'I feel like... this is so much more than who I'm dating or hooking up with.
'And I feel like it would take away from what it is going on. You know what I mean?
'You know, If I had a wife or something like, like a girlfriend of years it might be a different.
'I just think that I don't want to do anything that will take away from this challenge and Unicef - the spotlight needs to be on them.
'Like, I'm literally a vehicle. That's how I'm seeing it. I'm just a thing that is running to try and make money, so I want to keep it that way.'
