ITV I'm A Celebrity fans left baffled after discovering Sam Thompson's real name

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I'm A Celebrity fans have been left shocked to discover how posh this year's King of the Jungle, Sam Thompson, actually is after the reality TV star took the throne on the latest series of the ITV show.Sam, who rose to fame after starring on Made in Chelsea on E4 in 2013, was a hit with viewers before he was voted the winner of this year's series by the public, beating runners up boxer Tony Bellew and politician Nigel Farage.However, since his victory, many viewers have since uncovered what his real full name is and it has left many baffled.The 31-year-old from London may appear like your average cheeky chappy but his full christened name is actually 'Sam Robert De Courcy Thompson'.

The lengthy moniker has been discussed on social media by viewers who were left surprised by his upper class roots, the Mirror reports.Taking to X to share their astonishment, one fan wrote: "Sam Thompson - aka ‘Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson’, yes really! - crowned king of the jungle in front of 7.5m viewers." Another shared: "Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson has the right sort of name to make something of himself.

He just needs to be taken under the wing of someone with the ‘right stuff’. Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson for example."A third added: "Gotta love that people think Nigel Farage is a posh privileged git but Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson is some ordinary geezer."Another remarked: "Great to see all the anti-Tory types celebrating the privately educated Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson winning." Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Whilst a fifth said: "Sam Thompson from Made in Chelsea, a show about posh people, has a posh name?