Zara McDermott declared that she was “not happy” after catching boyfriend Sam Thompson honouring Pete Wicks during his gruelling Bushtucker Trial, instead of her.
TOWIE star Pete, 35, and I’m A Celebrity contestant Sam, 31, have been bosom buddies ever since meeting on Celebs Go Dating five years ago, and they now host their podcast, Staying Relevant, together.
However, Sam’s loyalty to his pal struck a nerve with Zara when she heard him say the motivational words “Do it for Pete!” during televised footage of his trial, and she shared her frustration over the situation on Instagram.
“Is he saying ‘Do it for Pete?’ Where’s ‘Do it for Zara?’ Is he alright? I’m really not happy with [this]!” she told her 1.8 million followers.
The apparent snub comes after Zara admitted that she also wasn’t invited to travel to Australia to support her boyfriend, as he’d already arranged for Pete to be his plus one.
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The 26-year-old told Fleur East on her Hits Radio Breakfast Show: “When I left Strictly I was like, ‘Shall I pack my case?’ and he went, ‘Oh no it’s already been arranged, Pete is coming!’
“When I suggested maybe Pete and I could both go, he said, ‘No, just Pete!’ Maybe I can get Pete to take a cardboard cut-out of me,” she joked, before adding: “You know what? It’s fine, absolutely fine.”
However, she sounded less amused on her Instagram Stories update later, after he failed to give her a mention during the trial.
Sam, whose friendship with Pete predates his romance with Zara by around a year, was publicly supportive of his girlfriend, cheering her on from the BBC studio audience throughout her Strictly appearances, but opted not to include her in his jungle experience.
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Zara told Fleur previously: “I’ve got all the time in the world to live with him and see him. If he wants Pete at the end of that bridge, I respect and appreciate that.”
Meanwhile, Zara has not yet addressed the kiss that seemingly took place between her boyfriend and Britney Spears’ sister Jamie-Lynn in the jungle.
As the pair celebrated a win for their team, Jamie-Lynn made an unexpected lunge towards him, before quizzing: “Did I kiss anybody? I have repellent on my lips!”
When Sam confessed that she’d kissed him, the embarrassed star exclaimed: “I’ll have to explain that to my husband!”
First Dates host Fred Sirieix spotted the interaction between the pair and exclaimed: “You kissed him on the lips!”
Ant and Dec then joined in with the banter by chuckling that they were in a “throuple”, having already joked that they are in relationships with each other as well as their respective wives.
The kiss itself was not shown on screen and if it riled Zara, she’s yet to show it – but Sam may have some explaining to do over the “Do it for Pete!” drama.
The I’m A Celebrity action continues at 9pm on ITV.
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