Pete Wicks has revealed how Sam Thompson has ‘realised his worth’ in comments made following his split from Zara McDermott.

Made In Chelsea star Sam, 32, split from his girlfriend of five years Zara, 28, in December and he has seemingly moved on with Love Island star Samie Elishi.

Amid his major life changes, Pete, 37, has told how Sam has ‘worked on himself’ and said things have ‘got better’ for his best friend in recent months.

‘We’ve both had so much going on. Sam had a different start to the year, part of being someone’s friend is being there no matter what to say ”things are always going to get better” and they have,’ he told New Magazine.

Pete went on to gush about how Sam has ‘realised his worth’ and ‘deserves the best’ as he looked towards his friend’s future.

‘He’s great. Sometimes it’s about allowing people to work on themselves, realise their worth. I hope I’ve helped him do that, because he deserves the best,’ he added.

Pete Wicks has revealed how Sam Thompson (both pictured) has ‘realised his worth’ following his split from Zara McDermott 

Pete’s remarks come after Sam appeared to bring his new love interest Samie as a date to his friend Olivia Attwood’s 34th birthday party.

Olivia celebrated the occasion with a bang on Saturday night as she invited some of her closest pals to an intimate party in London’s Mayfair.

Sam has apparently been newly dating Samie, 25, following his split from Zara and she was also spotted enjoying the celebrations at Olivia’s party.

The pair were also seen pᴀssionately kissing and holding hands at the party as they seemed to confirm their new relationship.

On his Staying Relevant podcast with Pete, Sam also revealed he’s gone on his first date since his split from Zara, after he reportedly spent a romantic Easter weekend with Samie.

Hinting towards his heartbreak over Zara, he said he’d gone through a ‘pretty tough time’, but that he was finally ‘comfortable in my own skin again’.

He told Pete: ‘I feel like I’m ready to get out there. I feel like I’m at a stage now where I feel confident enough that I can start approaching females.

‘I feel good, things are really really nice at the moment. And I feel like I’m happy. There’s no more brave faces’, causing Pete to proudly declare: ‘Sam’s ready to date!’

Made In Chelsea star Sam, 32, split from his girlfriend of five years Zara (pictured), 28, in December and he has seemingly moved on with Love Island star Samie Elishi 

Sam detailed his first dating experience since his split, admitting he’d been so nervous that Pete had had to send him a list of advice.

He explained: ‘I went on a date recently. And I was so nervous that I messaged Pete. It was the sweetest thing ever, Pete basically sent me a list of what I had to do.’

‘This is my first date that I’ve had since I’ve been single. I’m on my way to the date right, I’ve called Pete and I’m nervous and he’s then messaged me afterwards going, “Don’t overthink it mate just enjoy it. Just have a good time”,’ he went on.

‘I went, “Thanks mate, do I wait for her inside or is that overthinking it?” and he went “Yep that’s overthinking it exactly. Go inside, get yourself a drink and chill. Staying outside like a weirdo on the street. Text her and ask her what she’d like to drink and order hers so it’s sat on the table waiting for her.”

‘I then replied going, “Such a good idea! Me getting advice, this is great!” He goes, “Then when she arrives say hello and all that jazz and cheers to good times and a good date.”

‘He then went: ‘Look her in the eyes when you cheers, but not like a creep. Tell her she looks stunning. I mean you know this stuff – it’s the basics”. I reply going, “No I don’t”.’

Laughing, Pete then praised his friend, saying: ‘I then get the phone call post-date and it sounds like you handled it very, very well. Very well. Are you nervous about dating again?’

Sam admitted: ‘Absolutely terrified. But you know what? There’s so many things that Pete gave me in that little snippet of advice.

Pete’s remarks come after Sam appeared to bring his new love interest Samie as a date to his friend Olivia Attwood’s 34th birthday party (Samie is pictured at the bash) 

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‘And I want to say, this is what you guys may not see. This is like behind the scenes, me just actually getting some advice from Pete and being nervous and stuff. 

‘And that’s what Pete’s so good at. He literally gave me a play by play of what to do. She walks in, I gave her a kiss on the cheek, I had a glᴀss of wine waiting for her, I told her she looked lovely, I went “Here’s to a great date” and we sat down and we were off at the races.’

As Pete asked: ‘But I feel like you know that stuff, surely?’, Sam insisted he was clueless, saying: ‘No idea. Pete I was going to hug her, I was going to wait outside for her, I was going to open her cab door for her. Bit keen.’

Opening up on his nerves, saying: ‘I’ve never been more nervous for like those kind of events. [Dating is] fun when you know she hasn’t like recoiled. Like it’s fun when you’re like, “Oh okay actually this is going okay.” That’s when it becomes fun.

‘The first part when she walks in… I haven’t even told you that I was on the phone with producer Pippa after you had messaged me, being like “I’m nervous, I’m nervous.” 

‘And then the lady in question walked in and I went, “Oh my God, she walked in, she looks beautiful.” And she heard me say that and then I hung the phone up.’

Pete replied: ‘F***ing hell. I mean I imagine she quite liked that. But still, listen Sam’s in his f***ing dating era! That’s why he’s always dressed so well and looks so good.’

Sam first met Samie, who appeared on Love Island in 2023 and returned to the All Stars series this year, through his presenting role on spinoff, Aftersun.

Sam first met Samie, who appeared on Love Island in 2023 and returned to the All Stars series this year, through his presenting role on spinoff, Aftersun, and they hit it off in recent months  

But following his breakup from Zara, the pair started exchanging flirty messages over Instagram before hitting it off in person.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Sam and Samie are really getting along and if early signs are anything to go by, this could turn into a long-term relationship. It may be early days still, but they do really like each other.

‘Sam is already introducing Samie to Chelsea by showing her off on the King’s Road over the Easter weekend and given how popular he is in the area, it meant a lot that he wasn’t hiding her away.’ 

Sam and his ex-girlfriend Zara split four months ago, with Zara quickly moving on with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson.

Zara’s relationship with Louis was first revealed in March after the two were spotted at H๏τel The Suffolk in Aldeburgh.

They have since been inseparable, spending time together in Los Angeles and London, as well as with Zara’s close-knit family.

While her latest Instagram post showed the approval of Louis’ sisters, with Lottie commenting a heart emoji, while Phoebe added the blowing kisses emoji.