Who is Sam Thompson? All you need to know about the Made In Chelsea star and Celebrity Big Brother 2017 housemate
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Keen to keep things 'diverse', TV bosses often throw an upper-crust person into the Celebrity Big Brother house.
This year, that's the role of Sam Thompson - who's sheer presence alone is likely to teach Dawn Ward the difference between being rich and actually being posh.
But who exactly is he? And why does he deserve our attention in the Channel 5 show? Here's everything you need to know...
Who is Sam Thompson?
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Sam, 25, was born and bred in leafy West London. He lived there with his well-to-do family before being sent to school at the £28,000-a-year Bradfield College in Berkshire, aged 12.
Despite never having a proper job (except for briefly being a PA for friend Jamie Laing), he's since amassed an estimated worth of £850,000.
Nobody's quite sure how this happened, but most people assume it's mostly a trust fund from mummy and daddy, darling.
Why is he famous?
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Sam is no stranger to reality TV. In fact, after joining the cast of Made In Chelsea in 2013, he's practically a veteran.
His cheeky charm and good looks have also helped earn his a substantial following on social media, where he has upwards of 400,000 Instagram followers and more than 120,000 Twitter fans.
Not that he's the only family member to be in showbiz, of course. His sister, Louise Thompson , is also a star on Made In Chelsea.
Has he ever been controversial?
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Sort of, yes - but in a really annoying, ostentatious way.
He once spent £24,000 on a bar tab after ordering five bottles of Dom Perignon and 10 magnums of Grey Goose during a boozy night out. Unfortunately, it was in Watford, which makes it slightly less 'impressive'.
He was also accused of cheating on then-girlfriend Tiffany Watson, who co-starred with him on MIC.
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