Sam Thompson fought back tears as he shared an emotional moment with his sister Louise as they spent Valentine’s Day together to ‘celebrate a different kind of love,’ following his split from Zara McDermott.

The pair live next door to each other and in a new Instagram post on Friday, the siblings revealed they had marked the occasion together.

Louise, 34, posted a reel that showcased a stunning set-up in her home with the floor filled with candles and individual pages of her book hanging from the ceiling on strings. 

The former Made In Chelsea star revealed she had invited Sam, 32, over to read a very special page – the one dedicated to him within the acknowledgements of her memoir.

In the clip, Louise asked her brother on camera: ‘You’ve read a little bit of my book. Have you read the acknowledgements? I wrote a thank you to you.’

Shocked by the surprise, Sam admitted he had no idea and went on to read the tear-jerking extract out loud.

Sam Thompson fought back tears as he shared an emotional moment with his sister Louise as they spent Valentine’s Day together to ‘celebrate a different kind of love,’ following his split from Zara McDermott

The pair live next door to each other and in a new Instagram post on Friday, the siblings revealed they had marked the occasion together

He read: ‘My brother Sam, for visiting the hospital so regularly and for bringing your tremendous humour, for distracting me so thoroughly with chat about work and world domination.

‘For knowing me better than anyone else because we share a mother and a father and a hell of a lot of DNA.

‘Even though our lives have had an interesting interwoven nature over the years sending us on seperate journeys and then bringing us back together, we still share so many silly similarities. We are truly cut from the same cloth.

‘Thank you for popping your head over the fence when I was camping out in the garden every day during the winter.

‘Thankyou for asking me how I was doing on repeat even if I could only respond with the word ‘anxious’ 10,000 times. It must have been so scary for you to see your sister drift away.’

Getting teary-eyed, he continued: ‘I feel like we missed out on a fair share of precious memories together but the good news is that we have all the time in the world to create loads more going forward.

‘Boy, oh boy will we appreciate them now. The real fun is only just beginning. Thank you for being the best fun uncle to Leo and making such a big effort lately.

‘Nothing makes me happier. Thank you for taking on the role of the oldr sibling. I know I’ve always been the boss and controlling one but I feel very safe and comfortable in your hands.

Louise, 34, posted a reel that showcased a stunning set-up in her home with the floor filled with candles and individual pages of her book hanging from the ceiling on strings

In the clip, Louise asked her brother on camera: ‘You’ve read a little bit of my book. Have you read the acknowledgements? I wrote a thank you to you’

After he finished reading, Sam fought back tears he hugged Louise and gushed: ‘Oh I didn’t even think I was going to cry’

Louise has been extremely open about her debilitating health issues after she nearly died while giving birth in 2021

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‘I feel very grateful to be able to pᴀss the baton for you to take the lead. The skies are the limit.’

After he finished reading, Sam fought back tears he hugged Louise and gushed: ‘Oh I didn’t even think I was going to cry. I didn’t think I would get upset. Aww mate, that’s so sweet and I am like your older brother.’

‘I know you are. It’s such a relief to have an older brother now,’ said Louise, as she also got teary.

Sam added: ‘We know each other so well. In an inteview I was aked what role do you play with Louise and I said “I was the person that would go in, notice that she needed to be taken away from that situation and talk about life as if it was normal.’

Louise responded: ‘It’s actually so true. You would come and talk about work and for a moment I’d be like I can think about something other than the pain.

The heartfelt video ending with Sam asking if he could keep the page, insisting he’s ‘going to frame it’.

Louise has been extremely open about her debilitating health issues after she nearly died while giving birth in 2021.

The former Made In Chelsea star spent a month in intensive care with ‘serious complications’ after welcoming her son Leo.

She suffered with extreme PTSD and post-natal anxiety due to the near-death experience, admitting during one week in January 2022 that she cried up to 20 times.

In her caption, Louise added: ‘Happy Valentine’s Day. Celebrating a different kind of love this morning’

However, some fans expressed concern over the candles being placed under the hanging paper

It was revealed by MailOnline that Sam and his long term girlfriend Zara McDermott separated in December after five years together

In her caption, Louise added: ‘Happy Valentine’s Day. Celebrating a different kind of love this morning. A love of books A love of acknowledging // thanking people. A love of family. A love of having awkward conversations

‘It turns out that some of my family members still haven’t read the full book, perhaps because parts of it are too painful. 

‘But I am taking this tasty opportunity to rope them into read more ‘manageable’ chunks sat on single pages and I actually found some of the acknowledgments on these pages in my ceiling.’

She also posted a slew of pictures of herself inside the cosy room and gushed that it is ‘probably the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me,’ hinting that her fiancé Ryan Libbey could be behind the sweet gesture. 

However, some fans expressed concern over the candles being placed under the hanging paper, writing in the comments:

‘Am I the only one who is getting anxiety over those candles on the floor, cool post though!!’

‘I’m so conflicted. One side of me thinks this is the most adorable gesture, but the other is terrified of one dropping in a candle.’ 

‘This is so so lovely, but couldn’t help having a slight panic watching the bottom of Louise’s pyjamas bottoms getting very close to the candles.’ 

‘Stressing about fire hazard!!!’ 

It was revealed by MailOnline that Sam and his long term girlfriend Zara McDermott separated in December after five years together with Zara, 28, recently revealing she has moved out of their Chelsea home.  

While Sam enjoyed much-needed sibling time, Zara showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a red cut out swimsuit as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps on the beach in Thailand on Thursday.

Leaving her long wet tresses loose, the Strictly star looked sensational as she accessorised the beach ensemble with a pair of chunky gold earrings.

Zara sent temperatures soaring as she posed up a storm lying on the beach while sipping on a coconut drink.

Meanwhile, Zara showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a red cut out swimsuit as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps on the beach in Thailand on Thursday

Leaving her long wet tresses loose, the Strictly star looked sensational as she accessorised the beach ensemble with a pair of chunky gold earrings 

Zara’s new sizzling snaps come as Sam hinted that he may not be to blame for the pairs split as he shed light on their breakup for the first time 

The documentary star put on a leggy display as she cooled off in the ocean in a stunning black and white pH๏τo.

She captioned the snaps: ‘Coconut queen’.

Zara is currently in Thailand working on a new documentary and recently admitted she was having an ’emotional day’ as she shared a cryptic post on Instagram earlier this week.

She uploaded a snap of a picturesque ocean sunset with her two million followers as she penned: ‘Having an emotional day. This sunset made me feel better’.

Zara’s new sizzling snaps come as Sam hinted that he may not be to blame for the pairs split as he shed light on their breakup for the first time.

Speaking on Love Island’s Morning After podcast, Sam, 32, was asked whether he would date someone his family – which includes sister and Made In Chelsea co-star Louise – disliked.

‘Absolutely not,’ the I’m A Celebrity winner told co-hosts Amy Hart and Indiyah Polack. ‘No chance. I live next to my sister and I’m very lucky my sister has liked all my girlfriends, which is great.

‘Most of the time when we break up it is my fault in my sister’s eyes. My sister will look at me and go, “what have you done?” every time.

‘And I’ll be like, “it’s not even me!”

‘The family thing is a really big deal.’