{"id":69594,"date":"2023-11-29T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69594"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:11:58","slug":"itv-im-a-celebs-sam-thompsons-one-regret-after-receiving-adhd-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/itv-im-a-celebs-sam-thompsons-one-regret-after-receiving-adhd-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Im A Celeb\u2019s Sam Thompson\u2019s one regret after receiving ADHD diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Sam Thompson has revealed the one regret he has over his ADHD diagnosis.<\/p>\n

The Made In Chelsea star shared his diagnosis of ADHD on Channel 4's Is This ADHD?, saying it felt like a "weight had been lifted" off his shoulders last year.<\/p>\n

ADHD is defined by a short attention span and poor impulse control, and 31 year old Sam was diagnosed in 2022.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Express.co.uk, Sam went on to admit he regretted not finding out about his ADHD when he was younger, expressing: \u201cI wish I'd known earlier. Most people who do get diagnosed later in their life think, \u2018God, how that would have affected me when I was a kid growing up or when I was at school or\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou know, I could maybe not blame myself as much for some of the things that happened. So yeah, massively."<\/p>\n

Earlier in the series, viewers branded Nella Rose 'patronising' and 'insensitive' as they demanded she should 'educate herself' about ADHD.<\/p>\n

During the episode, Nella was extremely nervous ahead of taking part in a trial.<\/p>\n

Viewers watched in shock as Sam excitedly ran over to her and sat beside him, before she encouraged him to place his hands out in front of him.<\/p>\n

She said: "Face over there. Now this is the energy we need for the trial.<\/p>\n

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"You see this peace that we have unlocked within you, we need calmness because your partner Nella gets overwhelmed and she tends to lock up inside."<\/p>\n

Fans rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to comment on the moment. One user wrote: "Um, does Nella know Sam totally has ADHD? Cos this kinda came across totally patronizing, just saying. Her tryna School him? Just yet another way to get even more airtime clearly."<\/p>\n

Another shared: "Nella patronising Sam doesn't sit right with me at all #ImACeleb."<\/p>\n

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A third added: "Nella saying that she finds Sam too much. Poor bloke is absolutely lovely and suffers from ADHD. Can you imagine if someone said she was too much?"<\/p>\n

Sam has previously said that being diagnosed with ADHD and autism left him in tears but was still a "relief" to discover. "I just wept, I got really emotional," he said.<\/p>\n

"I think just knowing I have it has made me a better person, more self-aware. I want to be a dad, I'm not saying now but at some point I want to know I can look after someone. I want to be the person they look up to and feel safe with and I can provide for."<\/p>\n

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Continues tonight at 9pm on ITV.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n