SAM THOMPSON clearly has good taste.
The I’m A Celebrity star was snapped treating his new model girlfriend Talitha Balinska to a snack from Bite Mi in Chelsea’s Duke of York Square yesterday.
Sam previously dated Zara McDermott[/caption]
Talitha is a house music DJ who met Sam on a photoshoot for his sunglasses brand Dinelli Eyewear[/caption]
And it seems that Sam is pulling out all the stops with the model and DJ – who has 511,000 TikTok followers – as she was spotted carrying a huge bouquet during their outing on the trendy King’s Road.
The pair also kept a low profile in baseball caps and jeans as they wandered around the Fine Food market.
A source said: “Sam and Talitha appear to be very loved-up and were enjoying their day out together.
“Sam seemed like he knew all of the best spots, given Chelsea is his stomping ground.”
I revealed last month that he was dating the house music DJ after splitting with Zara McDermott last year.
The pair have been on several dates after they first met last year on a photoshoot for Sam’s sunglasses brand Dinelli Eyewear.
And since he was crowned King of the Jungle in I’m A Celebrity in December 2023, maybe Sam has found his Queen?
Sam and Zara confirmed their split on New Year’s Day after dating for five years.
Opening up about the break up on his podcast Staying Relevant, Sam said: “It was tough. It’s been a tough month. A real tough month.”
In between his split from Zara and his new romance with Talitha, Sam dated Love Island’s Samie Elishi, 25.
But the busy pair, who were pictured kissing at Olivia Attwood‘s 34th birthday party, struggled with their hectic schedules.
Though they only lasted a matter of weeks, there were no hard feelings and they were pictured leaving the National Television Awards together a few weeks ago.
DUA SO PRETTY IN PINK
DUA LIPA looked made up to be at an HIV-prevention event – as a party pal touched up her blusher.
The New Rules hitmaker wowed in a pink satin bodysuit at The Abbey restaurant in West Hollywood alongside stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Dua headlined the launch party for the first National PrEP Day, organised to raise awareness for pre-exposure prophylaxis, a medication that reduces the risk of getting HIV.
It comes after she recently wrapped the Los Angeles leg of her Radical Optimism Tour.
STACEY’S K-HOLE TRUTH
SHE’S covered everything from shoplifting to war zones, but now documentary star Stacey Dooley is delving into the dark world of drug ketamine.
The TV presenter has been secretly working on a new primetime BBC One show called Stacey Dooley Down The K Hole.
Stacey Dooley is working on a new primetime BBC One show called Stacey Dooley Down The K Hole[/caption]
It’s currently in production and takes mum-of-one Stacey all over the UK to see people suffering from addiction to the horse tranquiliser drug, which has hallucinogenic effects.
It comes after her doc Ecstasy Wars a decade ago.
A source said: “Ketamine has become the drug of choice for many youngsters and very little is known about it.
“It’s cheaper than other drugs like cocaine, and highly addictive.
“Stacey plans to ask difficult questions and meet people who have taken it.
“There are also some people who believe in ketamine therapy, which is a controlled way of taking the drug, and she investigate this too.”
Ketamine has been linked to the deaths of celebrities including Friends actor Matthew Perry, as well as drag star The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams.
Hopefully this doc will help raise awareness about the dangers of this drug . . .
EMMA LOOKS OUT OF THIS WORLD
EMMA STONE looked a ray of sunshine on the red carpet at the London Film Festival.
The American actress wowed fans in a radiant Louis Vuitton yellow gown for the premiere of black comedy Bugonia at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday.
Emma Stone looked radiant in a Louis Vuitton yellow gown[/caption]
Emma was at the premiere of black comedy Bugonia at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday[/caption]
In the movie, Emma plays the CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, who is kidnapped by two young men who are convinced she is an alien wanting to destroy Earth.
The film, which will be released on October 31, saw Emma shave her head for the role.
ROB: MY GIRL’S BATTLE
ROBBIE WILLIAMS has opened up about his battle with mental health struggles in recent years.
And the singer has now revealed that his 13-year-old daughter Theodora Rose – who he calls Ted – has the same condition as him.
Robbie Williams has shared that he and his daughter have sensitivity dysphoria[/caption]
At his exclusive Dingwalls gig in London’s Camden this week, he said: “I used to be by myself in my house thinking: ‘Why do I feel so much pain?
“Surely nobody else in the world is feeling this much pain in the exact same circumstances.’
“I would feel shameful so I wouldn’t talk about it.
“Now I realise that is sensitivity dysphoria. I’ve got that.
“I’m glad that I’ve got that. My little girl Ted has got it too.”
Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is feeling severe emotional pain because of failure.
The news comes as Rob revealed his eldest daughter is following in his footsteps by writing songs.
Robbie said: “She was doing it as a six-year-old.
“She used to write these songs and sing with such hurt and you can feel it in her heart she was feeling so deeply on a traumatic level.”
Robbie added: “I realised I’d been there too and written the same songs.”
Thursday’s gig was recorded for a new documentary by the firm behind the Oasis documentary Supersonic.
Signs at the venue said the gig was being “filmed for internet, broadcast, DVD, TV and music video” by Welbeck Pictures Limited and Lorton Entertainment.
Phones were banned to prevent any leaks.
Robbie played his debut record Life Thru A Lens and his upcoming Britpop album – out in February – in full.
CHRISSIE IN SINGLE STRIFE
CHRISTINE MCGUINNESS has confessed to feeling lonely now she’s single.
The model, who finalised her divorce from ex Paddy last year, recently opened up about sexuality and dating.
At the Attitude awards in Camden, London, on Wednesday she said: “It is hard because I’d love to be dating. I do get lonely.
“I think that’s why I struggle at events, especially at the last few I’ve been to, I’ve really struggled.
“You get to the point where you go, ‘I might as well go home now’.
But it must be really fun if you are there with someone you love.”
There is a man who can always put a smile on Christine’s face – her BFF, Blue star Duncan James.
She said: “Normally I’d be here with Duncan, but he’s away.”
I’m sure there are plenty of people lining up to be your plus one, Christine . . .
