Sam Thompson proved his new romance with girlfriend Talitha Balinska is heating up as they spent their first Christmas together.
The 33-year-old TV personality took to Instagram over the festive period to share some snaps of the family as they enjoyed the day together.
They spent Christmas day with Sam’s mum, his sister Louise, 35, and her fiancé Ryan Libbey, 35, as well as Louise and Ryan’s son Leo, 4.
In one of the photos the couple wore matching pyjamas with red and white candy cane stripes, covered in a festive motif of wreaths and Christmas trees.
In another photo the pair snuggled up warm outside beneath a blanket as they smiled for the camera.
Sam and Talitha, 25, confirmed their relationship at the beginning of December after a few months of dating.
Sam Thompson, 33, proved his new romance with girlfriend Talitha Balinska, 25, is heating up as they spent their first Christmas together
Sam and Talitha confirmed their relationship at the beginning of December after a few months of dating
The couple were set up on a date by Sam’s friend and former Made In Chelsea co-star Reza Amiri-Garroussi, after first meeting in 2023 when Talitha modelled in a campaign for Sam and Reza’s sunglasses brand, Dinelli.
While Sam was in a relationship with ex-girlfriend Zara McDermott at the time, he recently reconnected with Talitha after she was invited as a surprise guest to his live show at the O2 Arena and, as one source told the Daily Mail, ‘the rest is history’.
Zara and Sam dated for around five years – with the pair going official in May 2019 and later splitting in December 2024.
Speaking to best pal Pete Wicks on an episode of their Staying Relevant podcast, the TV personality revealed he was officially off the market once again.
He excitedly declared: ‘I’ve got a girlfriend. I’ve got a girlfriend!’ as Pete quipped: ‘We’ve lost him again to the dark powers of a woman.’
When probed about the details of the moment he asked Talitha the important question, Sam insisted: ‘Mate, it was just super relaxed. It was so boring really, but that’s kind of how I wanted it to be.
‘We just went for dinner and I was like, “I really like you”. And I just went “I’d love to be your boyfriend”. I don’t know why I’m panicking more now!’
He went on: ‘Yeah, I just said, “Look, I really, really like you and you make me feel really… comfortable. I feel like I can be myself around you. I don’t want to be dating anyone else.
They spent Christmas day with Sam’s mum, his sister Louise (far right), 35, and her fiancé Ryan Libbey (far left), 35, as well as Louise and Ryan’s son Leo, 4
The 33-year-old took to Instagram on Thursday to share some snaps of the family as they enjoyed the day together
Sam and his ex Zara McDermott dated for around five years – with the pair going official in May 2019 and later splitting in December 2024
‘I’m 33, I wouldn’t be dating someone this amount of time if I didn’t think it had legs to last. So will you be my girlfriend?” And she said “yes”. And so I said, “great”.’
Pete was quick to congratulate his pal and point out how far he’d come in a year, after last Christmas marked the breakdown of Sam’s five-year romance with Zara.
He said: ‘Listen we’re all very proud of you and we’re pleased that the year has taken a full circle’, as Sam echoed: ‘Christmas is back on! I’m happy.’
