Pete Wicks teases Sam Thompson on 'rivalries' ahead of Soccer Aid with Louis Tomlinson

best friend, , joked about the upcoming Soccer Aid match as the former star risks an awkward moment with ex-girlfriend new love interest, Louis Tomlinson. star Zara, who previously dated Sam for five years, moved on with the star and were pictured holding hands in recent weeks.

Radio star Sam, 32, has been keeping his mind busy from the split with dates and was recently seen sharing a smooch with yet another Love Islander, Samie Elishi, when they attended Olivia Attwood's birthday party. Amid the new romances, Sam is getting ready to play for England in the chairty football match, Soccer Aid, in June.

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Both Sam and Louis, 33, are playing for England, which could result in an awkward run-in. Sam's best friend Pete couldn't help but tease him in their Staying Relevant podcast.

In a clip posted on their TikTok account on Thursday, Pete asked Sam: "You're really going through it with the whole f****** body and dieting and training loads. Is that for Soccer Aid?"

Sam said he's 'loving it' but it's 'not for the game' as Pete added: "Are you sure it's not for Soccer Aid? How are you feeling? You're playing again. Must be really exciting."

TOWIE star Pete went on: "How do you feel about the line up? Do you think you've got a strong team?" as Sam nervously laughed and agreed that they had a 'strong team'.

Pete wouldn't let it go and said: "Any kind of people in there who you're looking forward to playing with?" with Sam answering: "Loads. Tom Grennan. I'm really looking forward to playing alongside , Tyson Fury's the manager. I can't wait'"

Pete then joked: "I mean that's gonna be f****** amazing. Make sure you get him on side though because you may need him in your corner in case you fall out with anyone. Not that you will but just in case there's any rivalries or anything.

"You know, you have to train together and it's a lot, you know when you're kind of in close quarters with someone like that. All sorts gets brought up. Anyway..."

It comes as Zara and Louis went official when the One Direction left a comment on one of her posts. of herself editing her new documentary series as she explained that she is feeling more 'confident' in front of the camera and gushed that she is 'unbelievably excited' for fans to watch.

She captioned the post: " In the edit for my new series all about Thailand I’m so unbelievably excited about this one. I can’t believe I’ve been making documentaries for 5 years now… every year that goes by I feel my confidence in front of the camera, in my producing (and in myself!!) growing so much. I feel really proud of this, of our amazing team for creating such a special series with so much depth to it, exploring some pretty serious topics but also capturing the fun too.

"I learnt SO much making this programme. I cannot wait @bbcthree (Thailand will be out later this year after my stalking documentary which will be out this summer)."

Louis quickly took to the comments and wrote: 'Proud of you x'.

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