I’m A Celeb’s Sam Thompson says ADHD makes him ‘selfish’ in his relationship with Zara McDermott as he discusses his ‘extreme highs, intense lows and lack of focus’

Sam Thompson opened up about his ADHD during the latest episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on Thursday night.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, was diagnosed with ADHD and autism after undergoing tests in his Channel 4 documentary Is This ADHD? earlier this year.

While speaking with campmates Marvin Humes and Josie Gibson, the TV personality said he is ‘not ashamed’ of his diagnosis.

Sam admitted he has ‘terrible time keeping’ and ‘gets quite selfish’ with friends and Love Island girlfriend Zara McDermott.

Marvin asked Sam: ‘How old were you when you were diagnosed with it?’

Sam replied: ‘Last year, mate. There’s loads of people who are actually like of a certain age who get diagnosed way later.

Sam Thompson opened up about his ADHD during the latest episode of I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here! on Thursday night

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, was diagnosed with ADHD and autism after undergoing tests in his Channel 4 documentary Is This ADHD? earlier this year

‘When the low bits happen it goes low. But then the highs are really high. My girlfriend Zara is so steady and it’s so good for me. When she’s going steady I’m going like that.

He continued: ‘My time keeping is terrible. I get quite selfish, not just with her, with everyone, my mates or whatever.

‘My listening to Zara… I’m just finding myself staring off at something completely different. You sort of feel like you’re a bit of a k*** sometimes.’

Josie said: ‘But you would not be Sam without it.’

Marvin added: ‘I would just always say you’ve got loads of energy. Your energy is crazy bro and it’s what makes you great.’

Sam said: ‘Weird no one spotted it beforehand at school, but if you look at all of my report cards, every single one says the same, it says: “Likeable enough guy, but lacks focus”.

‘It’s staring at you in the face. If I’d known as a kid, not much would have changed, but how you feel about yourself probably changes.

‘I remember crying into my textbook because I couldn’t understand the words going into my head. You want to do good. You don’t want to be mischievous or anything like that.’

While speaking with campmates Marvin Humes and Josie Gibson, the TV personality said he is ‘not ashamed’ of his diagnosis

Sam discussed how he has ‘terrible time keeping’ and ‘gets quite selfish’ with friends and Love Island girlfriend Zara McDermott

Sam said: ‘When the low bits happen it goes low. But then the highs are really high. My girlfriend Zara is so steady and it’s so good for me. My time keeping is terrible. I get quite selfish, not just with her, with everyone, my mates or whatever’

Sam went on to say he would like to become a dad one day but needs to ‘get a handle’ on his ADHD, he said: ‘I want to be a dad at some point. We’ve got to get a handle on it. You’ve got to look after a child’

Marvin, who shares three children, Alaia-Mai, 10, and Valentina Raine, six, and three-year-old son Blake, with wife Rochelle Humes, said: ‘You would be the most incredible dad’

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Sam went on to say he would like to become a dad one day but needs to ‘get a handle’ on his ADHD.

He said: ‘I want to be a dad at some point. That’s another thing, we’ve got to get a handle on it. You’ve got to look after a child.’

JLS singer Marvin, who shares three children, Alaia-Mai, 10, and Valentina Raine, six, and three-year-old son Blake, with wife Rochelle Humes, said: ‘You would be the most incredible dad.’

Sam said: ‘What you’re doing now, sitting down, having an honest conversation, being able to listen, advise…’

Marvin advised: ‘Trust me, all my kids care about is giving them attention, being with them in the moment, loving them, cuddling them, they just want to have all of you and to be as fun as possible and feel loved.’

Marvin added: ‘I can’t imagine doing this without you being here and you being as much fun as what we’ve had.’

Josie agreed: ‘Yeah, no way!’

Later, the radio presenter admitted in the Bush Telegraph that he felt like he ‘sucked at everything’ before he was diagnosed.

He said: ‘I’m not ashamed of having ADHD in any way. But I know that I would have felt better about myself at school if I’d been diagnosed with it at a younger age. I really was just like, “I just suck at everything”.

‘Big Marv, he’s a really thoughtful bloke and such a great listener. He’s just a really good guy.’

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