Yahoo News Made in Chelsea’s Sam Thompson explains moving away from reality TV
Sam Thompson left Made in Chelsea back in 2019, but he's continued to keep busy.
Along with appearing as a panellist on Love Island: Aftersun and presenting a new upcoming documentary, he also hosts a regular show on Hits Radio.
Admitting he’s landed his dream job, he said exclusively to Digital Spy: "This is everything I’m focusing on, but I never had a moment where I thought I had to get out of reality TV.
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"I think age comes into it a bit. You get to a certain age and want to do different stuff. I wanted to get a job where I could climb a ladder, and do things I really enjoy. I don’t think reality TV can be classed as a job, it’s an experience."
He continued he still had a lot of love for the genre of reality TV, and wouldn’t rule anything out in the future.
"I love it because it’s like being a hamster in a social experiment and it’s cool, and not many people get to experience that, but it’s not a job," he said.
"I wanted to figure out what I really loved doing and I got so lucky to fall into my dream job. It’s pretty awesome."
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He also spoke about presenting the show solo, as he usually has someone beside him such as best friend Pete Wicks.
"I love people so I never feel like I am [solo], because it’s radio, I love to get people calling and texting in.
"It’s really conversational and reactive, so it’s a lot of talking to people and getting people’s stories in. I never feel alone, but it is true, I lead the show and it’s just me. But I feel like I have a family."
He continued: "It helps that I have a guest on too. We had Lewis Capaldi on who I am a massive fan of.
"But being a radio host has really let me release my inner fan. I get to speak to all these people I’ve looked up to for so long, even if they are younger than me.
"It’s everything I’ve wanted to do, and I hope I’m good at it but I’m still learning. I’m relatively new and there’s so many people to look up to."
Catch Sam Thompson (@SamThompsonUK) on Hits Radio from Monday - Thursday at 7pm.
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