Sam Thompson has admitted that Valentine’s Day felt like a ‘punch to the gut’ as he opened up about being single following split from Zara McDermott.

It was revealed by MailOnline that the pair separated in December after five years together, with Zara, 28, moving out of the Chelsea home she shared with Sam, 32.

Speaking on his Staying Relevant podcast on Valentine’s Day, the TV personality told his best friend and co-host Pete Wicks that the romantic holiday was the ‘longest day of the f***ing year’. 

Strictly star Pete jokingly begged Zara to ‘please take Sam back’ as the reality star discussed going through ‘tough times’ and explained how he has adapted his home to allow him to ‘forget about the entire world’.

Sam said: ‘I’m so happy Valentine’s Day is over. I’m over the moon, longest day of the f***ing year, never realised how long it is before. You just don’t realise until your alone. 

‘That day, I did have some time off social media, I played chess with a friend. Marvin [Humes] called me to check in, but you didn’t call me Pete.’

Sam Thompson has admitted that Valentine’s day was like a ‘punch to the gut’ as he opened up about being single following split from Zara McDermott on his Staying Relevant podcast

It was revealed by MailOnline that the pair separated in December after five years together with Zara, 28, moving out of the Chelsea home she shared with Sam, 32

Pete replied: ‘I don’t need to call you you’re a 32-year-old man’.

Sam added: ‘I would have really liked that, just some sort of reach out.

‘I use to love a Valentine’s Day Instagram post, I loved posting it and viewing other peoples, but when your single it hits different, now it is like a punch to the gut.

‘When I wasn’t single I was like, I love love but now I’m like, “no, no, no!”‘

Meanwhile, Pete revealed he spent the romantic holiday ‘alone’ as he was busy ‘moving house’ amid his split from Maura Higgins. 

He said: ‘I moved house and went to bed. I just think if your going to be romantic do it all year around, I don’t like occasions.’

‘We’re just two middle age lonely men,’ replied Sam. 

Sam revealed he has recently turned to online gaming and has moved a TV into his bedroom so he doesn’t have to ‘get up’.

Speaking on Valentine’s Day, the TV personality told best pal and co-host Pete Wicks that the romantic holiday was the ‘longest day of the f***ing year’

Pete jokingly begged former Love Island star Zara to ‘please take Sam back’ as the reality star discussed going through ‘tough times’ and explained how he has adapted his home 

The ITV star said: ‘I played a lot of games on Valentines Day, I’m going to do a gaming meet up soon there are four of us, we’ve not met before. 

‘I now have a TV on the bed so I don’t even have to get up.’

Pete begged: ‘You’ve been eating and playing in bed and not even getting up and going in the office, Zara please take him back’.

‘People go through tough times differently that’s my safe space right now. Gaming makes you forget about the entire world it’s really nice,’ added Sam.

Sam and his ex Zara shared two cats together, Albus and Cedric. 

Recently he hinted that he may not be to blame for his split from girlfriend Zara as he shed light on their breakup for the first time.

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

‘Absolutely not,’ the I’m A Celebrity winner told co-hosts Amy Hart and Indiyah Polack. 

Recently, Sam hinted that he may not be to blame for his split from girlfriend Zara as he shed light on their breakup for the first time 

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‘No chance. I live next to my sister and I’m very lucky my sister has liked all my girlfriends, which is great,’ he continued. 

‘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 revelation comes after Sam’s best pal Pete poked fun at him for ‘crying’ over his ex-girlfriend.

On their Staying Relevant podcast, the pair discussed how Sam and Zara filmed what turned out to be a very awkward TV show before their shock split.

The exes took part in the infamous Midnight Gameshow skit on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, which aired just weeks after their break-up.

Pete started the conversation by saying: ‘We’re going to talk through our staying relevant moments from the week.

‘Sam’s has mostly consisted of crying but there has been other things that have happened.’

Sam awkwardly laughed, before Pete added: ‘So should we start with your staying relevant moments? That’s why he’s wearing the glᴀsses actually.’

Zara and Sam began dating in 2019 after Made In Chelsea star Sam slid into Zara’s DMs on Instagram.