How Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott’s final TV appearance together nearly went horribly wrong
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Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott’s final-ever TV appearance as a couple almost went disastrously wrong… and there may or may not have been a weapon involved. Allow Michael McIntyre to explain…. The podcaster, 32, and Love Island beauty, 28, are thought to have separated over the Christmas period after five years of dating.
![[Watch the awkward moment exes Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson are surprised by Michael McIntyre in bed before split.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236039845-adfc.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Prior to their shock split, though, they filmed for Michael’s Big Show, which returns to BBC One this weekend with the hilarious segment, the Midnight Gameshow. The feature involves the comedian rocking up at a celebrity’s house uninvited in, you guessed it, the middle of the night, all to play a series of games and challenges.
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It’s common for the star involved – whether it be Alison Hammond or Bradley Walsh – to be utterly oblivious about what’s going on, with a relative usually handing Michael the keys to enter their home undetected. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
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Up Next. However, he learnt the hard way with Sam and Zara that this comes with risks. Appearing on tonight’s One Show, Michael revealed some behind-the-scenes secrets, also joking about the breakup: ‘They were together when I was in their bedroom!’.
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He told hosts Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp: ‘Normally, the partner knows and gives me the keys, so one of them is in on it. On this occasion, it was her (Zara’s) brother who gave me the keys, and neither of them knew I was going to wake them up, which was obviously a risk!’.
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