Louise Thompson gushed about her overwhelming pride for her I’m A Celebrity winner brother Sam in a touching Instagram post on Monday.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, was crowned King Of The Jungle on Sunday night, with boxing legend Tony Bellew in second place and Nigel Farage in third.
The reality star turned fitness influencer, 33, took to the photosharing site, where she boasts 1.4million followers, to write about her brother’s victory.
Alongside a series of pictures of her son Leon, two, at their family finale party, hosted by Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott, she wrote her sweet message.
In her emotional address, Louise penned: ‘As cliché as it is I can’t find a better word than proud @samthompsonuk !!!!! So I’ll just go with proud x 10000000…
Louise Thompson gushed about her overwhelming pride for her I’m A Celebrity winner brother Sam in a touching Instagram post on Monday
The reality star turned fitness influencer, 33, took to the photosharing site, where she boasts 1.4million followers, to write about her brother’s victory
The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, was crowned King Of The Jungle on Sunday night, with boxing legend Tony Bellew in second place and Nigel Farage in third
In her emotional address, Louise penned: ‘As cliché as it is I can’t find a better word than proud @samthompsonuk !!!!! So I’ll just go with proud x 10000000’
‘I just received a call from my brother (I happened to be looking at photos of his face on my phone when his name popped up which was a little odd…
‘Especially since our relationship has been v one sided and only via a tv screen for the last 3 weeks) but I’ve never been more thrilled to hear your voice…
‘Instant tears (unsurprising). I can’t wait to have you back on home soil so that I can have one of your infamous hugs and also to see that wonderfully expressive face. x Missed ya. Ps. Leo can finally say your name and this took no prompting’.
Prior to her proud post, Louise shared her family’s reaction to Sam winning.
He had been the bookies’ favourite to win for weeks after proving popular with ITV viewers, but there was still all to play for in a final episode that included a final grim trial and the campmates’ last meal.
His older sister and fellow reality star Louise attended a viewing party for the final at Sam’s house he shares with his girlfriend Zara.
She was joined by Leo, her fiancé Ryan Libbey and her mum Karen Thompson as well as a group of Sam’s friends.
On the night of the final, Louise shared her family’s reaction to brother Sam winning I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!
His older sister and fellow reality star Louise attended a viewing party for the final at Sam and his girlfriend Zara’s house
She filmed herself sporting a special ‘Team Sam’ top and revealed the house had been decorated in bunting of Sam’s face and there was even a special jungle-themed cake.
Louise shared the group watching Sam finally take on his first eating trial, writing: ‘Such a big moment… and the one we’ve all been waiting for.’
The party all groaned in disgust as Sam was forced to chow down on camel penis and pig’s vagina, but also commended him on managing to eat everything, with Louise saying: ‘I can’t believe he’s done that, that is so not Sam!’
She captioned the clips: ‘I am honestly so impressed’ and filmed his gagging while writing: ‘This is how much he wanted to win’.
Zara cheered her boyfriend on in the background and yelled out: ‘Gag on it’ while Louise assured her mum Karen: ‘Mummy, he can do anything, he’s so hardcore.’
However, it appeared to be too much for poor Karen who had her hands over her mouth and admitted she was trying not to throw up, before crying as she said: ‘That’s not funny!’
Louise laughed at her mother’s reaction saying: ‘Mummy’s crying, she’s going to be sick!’ and writing: ‘My mother is actually gonna blow chunks’.
Meanwhile, her son Leo was transfixed watching his uncle on the screen despite Louise pointing out he was ‘staying up way past his bedtime’.
She was joined by her two-year-old son Leo, her fiancé Ryan Libbey and her mum Karen Thompson as well as a group of Sam’s friends
She filmed herself sporting a special ‘Team Sam’ top and revealed the house had been decorated in bunting of Sam’s face and there was even a special jungle-themed cake
Louise shared the group watching Sam finally take on his first eating trial, writing: ‘Such a big moment… and the one we’ve all been waiting for’
The party all groaned in disgust as Sam was forced to chow down on camel penis and pig’s vagina, but also commended him on managing to eat everything, with Louise saying: ‘I can’t believe he’s done that, that is so not Sam!’
She captioned the clips: ‘I am honestly so impressed’ and filmed his gagging while writing: ‘This is how much he wanted to win’
Zara cheered her boyfriend on in the background and yelled out: ‘Gag on it’ while Louise assured her mum Karen: ‘Mummy, he can do anything, he’s so hardcore’
However, it appeared to be too much for poor Karen who had her hands over her mouth and admitted she was trying not to throw up, before crying as she said: ‘That’s not funny!’
He happily watched Sam cross the iconic bridge after being crowned King of the Jungle, while the group all cheered when Sam hugged best friend Pete Wicks.
Zara shared a video of Sam’s loved ones seeing the exact moment Ant and Dec announce him as the winner.
She, Louise and Karen all immediately began jumping up and down while squealing with joy, while someone grabbed Leo and lifted him up in the air.
Similarly, Sam jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony when hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the results, before admitting he was ‘overwhelmed’.
He said: ‘I’m really overwhelmed, I didn’t think I’d even be invited on the show. I don’t know what to say.’
Asked what he had to say to those who had voted for him, he tearfully said: ‘I’m so grateful, thank you so much. I’ve dreamed of doing this show for years and years and you’ve made a boy’s dream come true.’
Tony wasn’t too disappointed to have finished second as he felt his new friend was a more than worthy winner.
Meanwhile, her son Leo was transfixed watching his uncle on the screen despite Louise pointing out he was ‘staying up way past his bedtime’
He happily watched Sam cross the iconic bridge after being crowned King of the Jungle, while the group all cheered when Sam hugged best friend Pete Wicks
Zara shared a video of Sam’s loved ones seeing the exact moment Ant and Dec announce him as the winner
He said: ’10 days ago, I knew. I knew when I first met him, I’ve never met a person like him… He deserves it more than anything and I couldn’t be happier.’
Sam had been open about being a superfan of the show and admitted it was ‘100 times’ better than he had expected it to be.
Interviewed alongside Tony ahead of the result, he was asked if it had lived up to his expectations and said: ‘It did so much more, I’ve never been so shocked in my life, times 100 everything, the little moments are the best moments as well.
‘My favourite time in the entire jungle was when Snake Rock came back and we had the entire family back together… The vibe was so amazing and I thought, “I don’t think I’ve ever been as happy as I am now”.’
Sam jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony when hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the results, before admitting he was ‘overwhelmed’
