Welcome to Chelsea! Sam Thompson and his new girlfriend Talitha Balinska sport matching shirts as he introduces her to his football team

Sam Thompson and his new girlfriend Talitha Balinska enjoyed a date night as he introduced her to his football team.

The reality star, 33, brought Talitha along to a Chelsea football match for a home game at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Before heading to the grounds, Sam posted a sweet snap of him and Talitha, 25, as they donned matching blue jerseys.

Influencer Talitha styled her shirt by rolling it upwards to show off her bronzed midriff for the mirror snap.

Sam captioned the post: ‘Game day baby!!!’

He then shared another snap from outside the grounds as they headed towards the stands, writing: ‘Really trying to ruin my Christmas holidays Chelsea…’

Sam Thompson and his new girlfriend Talitha Balinska enjoyed a date night as he introduced her to his football team

The reality star, 33, brought Talitha along to a Chelsea football match for a game at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night

Sam and Talitha finally confirmed their relationship to fans in early December after months of dating after reconnecting

Sam was referencing the fact Chelsea drew 2-2 at home to Bournemouth, missing out on the chance to move fourth.

Their next game takes places this Sunday against Man City.

Despite the result, Sam and Talitha appeared to have a great night together as their relationship progresses.

The pair’s romance has heated up over the past number of weeks as they spent their first Christmas together.

Festive snaps showed them celebrating the big 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.

Sam and Talitha finally confirmed their relationship to fans in early December after 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.

The pair’s romance has heated up over the past number of weeks as they spent their first Christmas together

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

Zara and Sam dated for approximately five years – with the pair going official in May 2019 and later splitting in December 2024

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 approximately five years – with the pair going official in May 2019 and later splitting in December 2024. 

Sam recently spoke to his best pal Pete Wicks about officially coming ‘off the market’ during their Staying Relevant podcast.

He said: ‘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!’