Sam Thompson has made the effort to "really get to know" his girlfriend's Strictly Come Dancing partner. Zara McDermott, who Sam has been dating since 2019, is taking part in this year's BBC dancing competition.
Ahead of the live shows, TV personality and Made in Chelsea star, Sam wanted to get to Zara's partner professional Graziano Di Prima and his wife, Giada Lini.
Speaking exclusively with OK!, Zara's mum Karen said: "Sam has been amazing, he has been so super supportive, he really wanted to get to know Graz and Giada. "They’ve been around there for dinner, so they get on really well.
He’s so supportive and really excited too." Karen said that the family carried out "detective work" ahead of the show in an attempt to figure out who Zara would be paired up with.
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