ITV I'm A Celebrity King Sam Thompson's emotional reunion with girlfriend Zara McDermott

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Sam Thompson has finally been reunited with his girlfriend Zara McDermott after securing the jungle crown in this year's I'm A Celebrity..

Get Me Out of Here!The 26-year-old Strictly star had previous commitments so could not fly out to Australia to meet him after his big win but after almost a month apart, the pair were left tearful as they jumped into each other's arms.The Made in Chelsea star looked overjoyed to be back by Zara's side after spending a rough three weeks in the jungle, the Mirror reports.The 31-year-old was crowned as King of the Jungle on Sunday night after beating runners up Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage to the throne.New snaps show Sam and Zara's emotional reunion as the pair locked lips at London's Heathrow Airport this afternoon on Wednesday December 13/Sam was of course joined by his other sidekick and best mate Pete Wicks who flew out to Australia to meet the reality star in camp.

The former Love Island contestant surprised Sam with a cluster of rain-bow coloured balloons which said "Welcome Home" as the pair were pictured looking overjoyed as they kissed and embraced one another. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Reflecting on how he felt to be back in the UK after winning I'm A Celebrity, Sam told the PA news agency: "It hasn’t sunk in yet but I've had my best mate Pete out there so he's been keeping me very grounded. "I told him to call me king for a day and he didn’t even want to do that.

It's been a really, really fun couple of days."Despite not being able to make it to the jungle in person to support Sam, it didn't stop her celebrations on Sunday as she watched his victory from home.Video footage shows the